similar
adj. · n.-
1 same shape (adj.) B2 Upper Intermediate Technical Mathhaving the same shape even if the size is different.
having the same shape, with corresponding angles equal and sides in the same proportion.
ExampleIn geometry class, we learned how to identify similar triangles.
ExampleThe theorem proves that two triangles are similar if two of their angles are equal, regardless of the length of their sides.
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2 something that resembles another (n.) C1 Advanced Formala person or thing that is like another.
a person or thing that resembles or corresponds to another in quality or form.
ExampleThe two buildings are so alike that one is almost a similar of the other.
ExampleThe philosopher argued that every natural phenomenon has its similar in the spiritual realm, reflecting a universal order.
From French similaire, from Medieval Latin similaris, extended from Latin similis (“like”); akin to simul (“together”).
- Nounsimilarity
- Adjectivesimilar
- Adverbsimilarly