similar
See also: similär
English edit
Etymology edit
From French similaire, from Medieval Latin similaris, extended from Latin similis (“like”); akin to simul (“together”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɪmələ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɪməlɚ/
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Adjective edit
similar (comparative more similar, superlative most similar)
- Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
- My new car is similar to my old one, except it has a bit more space in the back.
- 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter IV, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
- So this was my future home, I thought! Certainly it made a brave picture. I had seen similar ones fired-in on many a Heidelberg stein. Backed by towering hills, […] a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
- 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:
- 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.
- (mathematics) Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.
- (mathematics, linear algebra) Of two square matrices; being such that a conjugation sends one matrix to the other.
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
- (alike): different, unlike, dissimilar
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Translations edit
having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable
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of geometric figures, having the same shape
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Noun edit
similar (plural similars)
- That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
- (homeopathy) A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.
Further reading edit
- “similar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “similar”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin similāris.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [si.miˈlar]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [si.miˈla]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [si.miˈlaɾ]
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Adjective edit
similar m or f (masculine and feminine plural similars)
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Further reading edit
- “similar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: si‧mi‧lar
Adjective edit
similar m or f (plural similares)
- similar (having traits or characteristics in common)
- Synonyms: parecido, semelhante
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French similaire.
Adjective edit
similar m or n (feminine singular similară, masculine plural similari, feminine and neuter plural similare)
Declension edit
Declension of similar
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | similar | similară | similari | similare | ||
definite | similarul | similara | similarii | similarele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | similar | similare | similari | similare | ||
definite | similarului | similarei | similarilor | similarelor |
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
similar m or f (masculine and feminine plural similares)
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Further reading edit
- “similar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014