sə̇ˈmiləˌtüd, -ə.ˌtyüd noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, likeness, resemblance, from Latin similitudin-, similitudo, from similis similar + -tudin-, -tudo -tude
1.
a. : counterpart , double
met my own similitude — Agnes Repplier
b. : a visible likeness : image , semblance
a spirit or devil in the similitude and proportion of a man — Margaret A. Murray
2. : an imaginative comparison : allegory , simile
London is often likened to Babylon; but the similitude is … unjust — Arthur Helps
3.
a. : resemblance , uniformity
similitude of specimens and test conditions was maintained — Technical News Bulletin
b. : a point of comparison
all medieval variances of thought show common similitudes — H.O.Taylor
4. : maximal similarity of adjacent phonemes because of use of maximally similar allophones