01 n. The quality or state of resembling; likeness; similitude; similarity.
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The quality or state of resembling; likeness; similitude; similarity.“One main end of poetry and painting is to please; they bear a great resemblance to each other.” — Dryden.
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2.
That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness.“These sensible things, which religion hath allowed, are resemblances formed according to things spiritual.” — Hooker.
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3.
A comparison; a simile.[Obs.]
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4.
Probability; verisimilitude.[Obs.]
Syn.
Likeness; similarity; similitude; semblance; representation; image.