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resemblance(dictionary)

resemblance (iou)



resemblance noun. ME.
[Anglo-Norman, Old French (mod. ress-): see RESEMBLE, -ANCE.]
The quality or fact of being like or similar in appearance, nature etc.; a likeness, a similarity. ME.
Encyclopedia Britannica A convergent resemblance..results from the action of similar forces of natural selection..on unrelated organisms. J. Raban In her red slacks..she bore a strong resemblance to a..pillarbox. E. Reveley She was..rich like them, but there the resemblance ended.
The characteristic appearance or look of a person or thing; semblance. arch. LME.
Disraeli A garden..had the resemblance of a vast mosaic.
A thing resembling or similar to another; a thing compared to another; a simile, a comparison. LME-L17.
A likeness, image, or representation of a person or thing. arch. LME.
b. A symbol or figure of something. M16-M17.
c. An appearance or show of a quality; spec. a demonstration of affection. Also, a likelihood, a probability. M16-E17.