similitude

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /sɪˈmɪlɪtud/ UK /sɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of being similar; a comparison or likeness

The parable draws a similitude between seeds and faith.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... likeness resemblance similarity comparison semblance parallel

Opposites

dissimilarity difference contrast

Word family

Related forms similar simile assimilate

Etymology

From Latin similitudo ('likeness'), from similis ('like, resembling'), via Old French similitude.

similitudo Latin similis Latin

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Topics

Abstract Ideas

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# similitude

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /sɪˈmɪlɪtud/
**IPA (UK):** /sɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being similar; a comparison or likeness

## Examples
- The parable draws a similitude between seeds and faith.

## Synonyms
- likeness
- resemblance
- similarity
- comparison
- semblance
- parallel

## Antonyms
- dissimilarity
- difference
- contrast

## Related Forms
- similar
- simile
- assimilate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: similitudo
- Root: similis

## Etymology
From Latin similitudo ('likeness'), from similis ('like, resembling'), via Old French similitude.

## AI Etymology
Similitude comes from Latin similitudo ('likeness'), from similis ('like, resembling'), via Old French similitude. The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "the quality of being similar; a comparison or likeness", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin similitudo and Latin similis. Related words include similar, simile, assimilate.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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