See also: similär

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Mathematics: Figures shown in the same color are similar

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

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similar (comparative more similar, superlative most similar)

  1. 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.
  2. (mathematics) Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.
  3. (mathematics, linear algebra) Of two square matrices; being such that a conjugation sends one matrix to the other.

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similar (plural similars)

  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.

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Borrowed from Latin similāris.

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similar m or f (masculine and feminine plural similars)

  1. similar
    Synonym: semblant

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  • Hyphenation: si‧mi‧lar

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similar m or f (plural similares)

  1. similar (having traits or characteristics in common)
    Synonyms: parecido, semelhante

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Borrowed from French similaire.

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similar m or n (feminine singular similară, masculine plural similari, feminine and neuter plural similare)

  1. similar

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  • IPA(key): /simiˈlaɾ/ [si.miˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: si‧mi‧lar

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similar m or f (masculine and feminine plural similares)

  1. similar
    Synonyms: semejante, parecido, símil (rare)
    Antonyms: desemejante, desigual, diferente, disímil, dispar, disparejo, diverso

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