similitude

si·mil·i·tude

noun \sə-ˈmi-lə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\

Definition of SIMILITUDE

1

a : counterpart, double

b : a visible likeness : image

2

: an imaginative comparison : simile

3

a : correspondence in kind or quality

b : a point of comparison

Examples of SIMILITUDE

1. <the striking similitude between that modern city and the Rome of ancient times>
2. <the two robberies, committed on opposite ends of the country, show some curious similitudes>

Origin of SIMILITUDE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, allegory, analogy, from Latin similitudo resemblance, from similis

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SIMILITUDE

Synonyms

alikeness, community, comparability, correspondence, likeness, parallelism, resemblance, similarity

Antonyms

difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinctiveness, distinctness, unlikeness

Related Words

semblance; affinity, analogousness; equation, equivalence, equivalency, par, parity; identicalness, identity, sameness; correlation, relationship; exchangeability, interchangeability; accordance, agreement, compatibility, conformity, congruity

Near Antonyms

inequality; conflict, polarity; incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness, nonconformity; differentiability, discriminability, distinguishability; anomalousness, dichotomy; disproportion, imbalance, inequality, nonequivalence

See Synonym Discussion at likeness

Rhymes with SIMILITUDE

beatitude, correctitude, decrepitude, disquietude, exactitude, inaptitude, incertitude, ineptitude, infinitude, ingratitude, inquietude, natural food, senectitude, solicitude, vicissitude