similar
//ˈsɪm.ɪ.lə//
Forms
- Comparative
- more similar
- Superlative
- most similar
- Plural
- similars
Definitions
1.Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.
- My new car is quite similar to my old one, except it has a bit more space in the back.
- Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems, surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.
2.Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.
3.Of two square matrices; being such that a conjugation sends one matrix to the other.
1.A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.
2.That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #751
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From French similaire
From Medieval Latin similaris, extended from Latin similis (“like”); akin to simul (“together”).