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similarity

US: /ˌsɪməˈɫɛɹəti/

UK: /sˌɪmɪlˈæɹɪti/

English Vietnamese dictionary

similarity /,simi'læriti/

danh từ
- sự giống nhau, sự tương tự
- điểm giống nhau, điểm tương tự, nét giống nhau, nét tương tự
- (toán học) sự đồng dạng

Advanced English dictionary

+ noun (plural similarities)
1 [U, sing.] ~ (between A and B)
~ (to sb/sth)
~ (in sth) the state of being like sb/sth but not exactly the same: The report highlights the similarity between the two groups. + She bears a striking similarity to her mother. + There is some similarity in the way they sing. + They are both doctors but that is where the similarity ends.
2 [C] ~ (in / of sth)
~ (to / with sb/sth) a feature that things or people have that makes them like each other: a study of the similarities and differences between the two countries + similarities in / of style + The karate bout has many similarities to a boxing match.
Antonym: DIFFERENCE, DISSIMILARITY

Collocation dictionary

ADJ.

close, considerable, great, strong

the close similarity in our ages

QUANT.

degree

VERB + SIMILARITY

bear, have

The area bears a superficial similarity to south London.

| reveal, show | share

these theories share certain similarities

| explain

a route across the Pacific which may explain the similarity between the two cultures

SIMILARITY + VERB

exist | end

Here the similarity with Western politics ends.

PREP.

~ between, ~ in

the striking similarity in their behaviour

| ~ to

the chimpanzee's similarity to humans

| ~ with

The panel shows marked similarities with mosaics found elsewhere.

PHRASES

a point of similarity

There are several points of similarity between the two cases.

Concise English dictionary

similaritiesnoun
+the quality of being similar
+a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit