Main Entry: si·mil·i·tude

Pronunciation: \sə-ˈmi-lə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\

Function: noun

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

Date: 14th century

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

synonyms see likeness