- similitude
- similitude late 14c., from O.Fr. similitude, from L. similitudinem (nom. similitudo) "likeness," from similis "like" (see SIMILAR (Cf. similar)).
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similitude — [ similityd ] n. f. • 1225; lat. similitudo 1 ♦ Relation unissant deux choses exactement semblables. ⇒ analogie, ressemblance. Similitude de goûts entre deux personnes. « Entre Faust et la Tentation il y a similitude d origines » (Valéry). ⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Similitude — Si*mil i*tude, n. [F. similitude, L. similitudo, from similis similar. See {Similar}.] 1. The quality or state of being similar or like; resemblance; likeness; similarity; as, similitude of substance. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Let us make now man… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Similitude — may refer to:* Similitude ( Enterprise episode), an episode of the television series Star Trek: Enterprise * Similitude (geometry), a concept in Euclidean geometry * Similitude (model), a concept used in the testing of engineering models … Wikipedia
similitude — SIMILITUDE. s. f. Comparaison, par laquelle on fait voir le rapport qu il y a entre deux ou plusieurs choses. Il nous fit comprendre cette verité par une belle similitude. Il se dit particulierement des paraboles de l Escriture sainte. Le… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
similitude — index analogy, correlate, correspondence (similarity), identity (similarity), propinquity (similarity) … Law dictionary
similitude — s. f. Semelhança … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
similitude — *likeness, similarity, resemblance, analogy, affinity Antonyms: dissimilitude, dissimilarity … New Dictionary of Synonyms
similitude — Similitude, Similitudo … Thresor de la langue françoyse
similitude — ► NOUN ▪ the quality or state of being similar … English terms dictionary
similitude — [sə mil′ə to͞od΄, sə mil′ətyo͞od΄] n. [ME < MFr < L similitudo] 1. a person or thing resembling another; counterpart; facsimile 2. the form or likeness (of some person or thing) 3. Obs. a) a simile b) a parable or allegory … English World dictionary
