semelhança
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese semellança, equivalent to semelhar + -ança, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *similiantia, from Late Latin similantia, plural of similāns (“similar”), from Latin similō (“to imitate”), from similis (“similar”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together”). Compare Galician semellanza, Spanish semejanza, Catalan semblança, French ressemblance (Old French semblance), Italian somiglianza.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃sɐ
- Hyphenation: se‧me‧lhan‧ça
Noun edit
semelhança f (plural semelhanças)
- (uncountable) resemblance (state of resembling)
- Synonyms: parecença, similaridade, similitude
- an aspect or characteristic which is similar in two people or objects
- Synonyms: analogia, similaridade, símile
- appearance; aspect; look
Antonyms edit
- (resemblance): diferença, dissemelhança
- (similar aspect): diferença, disparidade