Resemblance

  • 11resemblance */ — UK [rɪˈzembləns] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms resemblance : singular resemblance plural resemblances if there is a resemblance between two people or things, they are similar, especially in their appearance resemblance between: The …

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  • 12resemblance — n. 1) to bear a resemblance to 2) a close, strong; remote; striking resemblance 3) a family resemblance 4) a resemblance between; to * * * [rɪ zembləns] remote striking resemblance strong to a close a family resemblance …

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  • 13resemblance — re|sem|blance [rıˈzembləns] n [U and C] if there is a resemblance between two people or things, they are similar, especially in the way they look →↑similarity resemblance between ▪ The resemblance between Susan and her sister was remarkable. bear …

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  • 14resemblance — re|sem|blance [ rı zembləns ] noun count or uncount * if there is a resemblance between two people or things, they are similar, especially in their appearance: resemblance between: The resemblance between the sisters is striking. bear a… …

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  • 15resemblance — /ri zem bleuhns/, n. 1. the state or fact of resembling; similarity. 2. a degree, kind, or point of likeness. 3. a likeness, appearance, or semblance of something. [1350 1400; ME < AF, equiv. to resembl(er) to RESEMBLE + ance ANCE] Syn. 1.&#8230; …

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  • 16resemblance — [[t]rɪze̱mbləns[/t]] resemblances N VAR: oft adj N, N between/to n If there is a resemblance between two people or things, they are similar to each other. There was a remarkable resemblance between him and Pete... Our tour prices bore little&#8230; …

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  • 17resemblance — noun (C, U) a similarity between two things, especially in the way they look (+ between): You can see the resemblance between Susan and her sister. | bear a resemblance to (=look like): He bears a remarkable resemblance to Kurt Russell …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18resemblance — noun /ɹəzˈɛmbləns/ a) The quality or state of resembling; likeness; similitude; similarity. Words and things were united in their resemblance. Renaissance man thought in terms of similitudes: the theatre of life, the mirror of nature. There were&#8230; …

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  • 19resemblance — noun Sara says they re twins, but I don t see any resemblance Syn: similarity, likeness, similitude, correspondence, congruity, congruence, coincidence, conformity, agreement, equivalence, comparability, parallelism, uniformity, sameness See note …

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  • 20resemblance — [rɪˈzembləns] noun [C/U] if there is a resemblance between two people or things, they are similar …

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