English Online Dictionary. What means similar? What does similar mean?
English
Etymology
From French similaire, from Medieval Latin similaris, extended from Latin similis (“like”); akin to simul (“together”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɪmələ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɪməlɚ/
Adjective
similar (comparative more similar, superlative most similar)
- Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.
- (mathematics) Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.
- (mathematics, linear algebra) Of two square matrices; being such that a conjugation sends one matrix to the other.
Synonyms
- (with common characteristics): akin, allied, alike, comparable, identical, same, twin
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “alike”): different, unlike, dissimilar
Derived terms
- in a similar vein
- self-similar
- similarity
- similarly
- similarness
Related terms
Translations
Noun
similar (plural similars)
- That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
- Hyponyms: lookalike, soundalike; biosimilar; imitation; simulacrum
- (homeopathy) A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.
Further reading
- “similar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “similar”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin similāris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [si.miˈlar]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [si.miˈla]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [si.miˈlaɾ]
Adjective
similar m or f (masculine and feminine plural similars)
- similar
- Synonym: semblant
Related terms
- similitud
Further reading
- “similar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: si‧mi‧lar
Adjective
similar m or f (plural similares)
- similar (having traits or characteristics in common)
- Synonyms: parecido, semelhante
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French similaire.
Adjective
similar m or n (feminine singular similară, masculine plural similari, feminine and neuter plural similare)
- similar
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /simiˈlaɾ/ [si.miˈlaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: si‧mi‧lar
Adjective
similar m or f (masculine and feminine plural similares)
- similar
- Synonyms: semejante, parecido, símil (rare)
- Antonyms: desemejante, desigual, diferente, disímil, dispar, disparejo, diverso
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “similar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28