similarity

similarity
[[t]sɪ̱mɪlæ̱rɪti[/t]]
similarities
1) N-UNCOUNT: oft N between/in/with n If there is a similarity between two or more things, they are similar to each other.

The astonishing similarity between my brother and my first-born son...

There was a very basic similarity in our philosophy...

She is also 25 and a native of Birmingham, but the similarity ends there.

2) N-COUNT: usu pl, oft N between/in/with n Similarities are features that things have which make them similar to each other.

There were significant similarities between mother and son...

The similarities between Mars and Earth were enough to keep alive hopes of some form of Martian life.

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