similar

similar
sim|i|lar [ `sımılər ] adjective ***
1. ) things that are similar share some qualities but are not exactly the same:
We have similar hobbies and interests.
A second study produced remarkably similar results.
similar to: Their situation seems to have been very similar to ours.
similar in: Although similar in appearance, the two breeds have some basic differences.
2. ) TECHNICAL in mathematics, similar objects have exactly the same shape but are different sizes
in a similar vein
continuing with something similar to what came before:
Dallas had dominated the game throughout the first half, and the second half began in a similar vein with another touchdown after only five minutes.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • similar — SIMILÁR, Ă, similari, e, adj. De aceeaşi natură, de acelaşi fel; asemănător, analog. – Din fr. similaire. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 24.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  SIMILÁR adj. analog, apropiat, asemănător, asemenea, corespondent, înrudit, (înv.)… …   Dicționar Român

  • Similar — Sim i*lar, a. [F. similaire, fr. L. similis like, similar. See {Same}, a., and cf. {Simulate}.] 1. Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like. [1913 Webster] 2. Nearly corresponding; resembling in many respects; somewhat… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • similar — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of the same kind in appearance, character, or quantity, without being identical. 2) (of geometrical figures) having the same angles and proportions, though of different sizes. DERIVATIVES similarity noun similarly adverb. USAGE Use …   English terms dictionary

  • similar — I adjective agreeing, allied, analogous, approximate, close, cognate, collateral, companion, comparable, conformable, congeneric, congenerical, congruent, connatural, consimilar, consubstantial, correspondent, corresponding, equivalent,… …   Law dictionary

  • Similar — Sim i*lar, n. That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • similar — adj. 2 g. 1. Que é da mesma natureza. 2. Semelhante. 3. Homogêneo. • s. m. 4. Objeto similar …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • similar — is followed by to: • It seemed to me that she was acknowledging an emotion similar to my own C. Rumens, 1987 …   Modern English usage

  • similar — adjetivo 1. Que tiene semejanza, analogía o parecido con una cosa: Las características de los dos modelos son similares. Una medida similar ha sido ya aplicada antes …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • similar to — index comparative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • similar — 1610s (earlier similary, 1560s), from Fr. similaire, from an extended form of L. similis like, from Old L. semol together, from PIE root *sem /*som same (see SAME (Cf. same)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • similar — *like, alike, analogous, comparable, akin, parallel, uniform, identical Analogous words: *same, equivalent, equal, identical: corresponding, correlative, complementary, *reciprocal Antonyms: dissimilar Contrasted words: *different, disparate,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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