similarity

similitude, ressemblance

Point commun entre plusieurs personnes ou choses, ou le fait qu’elles se ressemblent.

En anglais simple : A way in which two or more people or things are alike, or the fact that they are alike.

• There is one similarity between our plans.
• We noticed several similarities in the two reports.
• What similarities do these languages share?

Comment l'utiliser : similarity between A and B (There is a similarity between their approaches to teaching.); similarity to something (His story has a surprising similarity to mine.)

Synonymes : likeness, resemblance

Contraires : difference, dissimilarity

Expressions courantes : similarity between things, striking similarity, share a similarity

ressemblance

Le fait qu’une personne ou une chose ressemble à une autre par son apparence.

En anglais simple : The fact that someone or something looks like another person or thing.

• The similarity between their faces surprised me.
• This painting has a strong similarity to that photograph.
• Despite their visual similarities, the two plants are unrelated.

Comment l'utiliser : similarity to someone/something (The child's similarity to her grandmother is striking.); similarity in appearance (Their similarity in appearance sometimes confuses visitors.)

Synonymes : resemblance, likeness

Contraires : dissimilarity

Expressions courantes : facial similarity, visual similarity, similarity in appearance