I. ˈsimələ(r) also -ml-, substand -myəl- adjective
Etymology: French similaire, from Middle French, from Latin similis like, similar + Old French -aire -ary — more at same
1. : having characteristics in common : very much alike : comparable
for shaping slots, keyways … or similar cuts — H.D.Burghardt & Aaron Axelrod
instruction for children in daily ethics, religion … and similar subjects — S.P.Chase & J.K.Snyder
extremists of the right — so similar in so many ways to the extremists of the left — J.B.Oakes
2. : alike in substance or essentials : corresponding
no two animal habitats are exactly similar — W.H.Dowdeswell
3.
a. : having the same shape : differing only in size and position — used of geometrical figures
b. : moving in the same direction in relation to pitch — used of the motion of two or more voice parts in a musical progression
Synonyms: see like
II. noun
( -s )
: one that resembles another : counterpart , like