ˌsiməˈlarəd.ē, -myə-, -rətē, -i also -ler- noun
( -es )
1. : the quality or state of being similar : resemblance , conformity
the similarity between cougars and jaguars
the dangerous similarity of a mushroom to a toadstool
similarity of tastes among teen-agers
of association by contiguity, by similarity and by contrast — R.S.Woodworth
2. : a comparable aspect : analogy , correspondence
has a better eye for similarities among cultures than for diversities — Raphael Demos