SIMILAR


Meaning of SIMILAR in English

■ adjective

1》 of the same kind in appearance, character, or quantity, without being identical.

2》 Geometry (of geometrical figures) having the same angles and proportions, though of different sizes.

■ noun

1》 chiefly archaic a person or thing ~ to another.

2》 a substance that produces effects resembling the symptoms of a disease (the basis of homeopathic treatment).

Derivatives

~ity noun ( plural ~ities ).

~ly adverb

Origin

C16: from Fr. similaire or med. L. ~is , from L. similis 'like'.

Usage

The standard construction for ~ is with to , as in I've had problems ~ to yours . The construction ~ as ( I've had ~ problems as yourself ) is not accepted as correct in standard English.

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