resemblance

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ɹɪˈzɛmbləns//
United States//ɹəˈzɛmbləns//

The quality or state of resembling.

noun

1
The quality or state of resembling.
His wife and sister had too many points of resemblance, not to entertain a strong and mutual dislike.
Before the discovery and confirmation of the existence of rhenium predicted by Mendeleev's periodic law, rhenium was provisionally termed dvi-manganese because of its expected resemblance to manganese.
2
That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness.
3
A comparison; a simile.
4
Probability; verisimilitude.

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman resemblance, from Old French (compare French ressemblance). Morphologically resemble + -ance.

Forms

plural: resemblances

Research · A suburb of Melbourne in the Shire of Nillumbik, Victoria,…researcher · One who researches.researching · The act of carrying out research.

resemblance · The quality or state of resembling.

resemble · To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.resent · To feel resentment over; to consider as an affront.resentment · Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one or one's…

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