Similar

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈsɪmÉ™lÉ™/
• GenAm IPA: /ˈsɪmÉ™lÉš/

Origin

From French similaire, from Medieval Latin *similaris, extended from Latin similis ("like"); akin to simul ("together").

Full definition of similar

Adjective

1. Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
• 2013, Charles T. Ambrose, Alzheimer’s Disease, Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.
2. (mathematics) Of geometrical figures including triangles, squares, ellipses, arcs and more complex figures, having the same shape but possibly different size, rotational orientation, and position; in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional; such that one can be had from the other using a sequence of operations of rotation, translation and scaling.

Synonyms

• (with common characteristics) akin, alike, comparable, identical, same, twin

Antonyms

• (alike) different, unlike

Related terms

• similarity
• similarly
• similarness
• simulate
• simile

Noun

1. That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
2. (homeopathy) A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease