resemblance
noun/rɪˈzembləns/
/rɪˈzembləns/
[countable, uncountable]- the fact of being or looking similar to somebody/something synonym likeness
- a striking/close/strong resemblance
- Yes, there are family resemblances.
- resemblance to somebody/something She bears an uncanny resemblance to Dido.
- The movie bears little resemblance to the original novel.
- The plot of the movie bears more than a passing resemblance to Jane Austen's ‘Emma’.
- resemblance between A and B The resemblance between the two signatures was remarkable.
Extra Examples- Crocodiles still have a strong resemblance to their long-lost ancestors.
- I can see the family resemblance.
- She has an uncanny resemblance to her sister.
- The story has points of resemblance to a Hebrew myth.
- There is a close resemblance between her and her daughter.
- They are both called Brad, but there the resemblance ends (= they are not similar to each other in any other way).
- two actors bearing little resemblance to each other
- She bears a striking resemblance to the Queen.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- close
- great
- marked
- …
- bear
- have
- show
- …
- end
- resemblance between
- resemblance to
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from the verb resembler, based on Latin similare (from similis ‘like’).
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