analogy
/əˈnæləd͡ʒi/
analogy noun: a relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.
Noun
analogy (countable and uncountable, plural analogies)
- A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.
- Yet the systole and diastole of the heart are not without their analogy in the ebb and flow of love.1841, Ralph Waldo Emerson, chapter 6, in Essays: First Series
- Is there any analogy, in certain constitutions, between keeping an umbrella up, and keeping the spirits up?1869, Charles Dickens, chapter 18, in The Uncommercial Traveller
- The proportion or the equality of ratios.
- The correspondence of a word or phrase with the genius of a language, as learned from the manner in which its words and phrases are ordinarily formed; similarity of derivative or inflectional processes.
analogy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
analogy in Hindi
- सादृश्य
analogy in Tamil
- இணை, ஒப்புமை, ஒப்பு, ஒத்திசைவு, இணையொப்பு, ஒத்த உறவு
analogy in Marathi
- सादृश्य
analogy in Urdu
- مثال, مماثلت, مشابہت
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- analogy in Bengali
- আংশিক মিল, সাদৃশ্য
- analogy in Malayalam
- സാദ്യശ്യാഭാസം, തുല്യത, പരസ്പര ബന്ധം
- analogy in Kannada
- ಸರಿಹೋಲಿಕೆ, ಹೋಲಿಕೆ, ದೊರೆ, ಪಾಂಗು
- analogy in Gujarati
- સાદ્રશ્ય
- analogy in Tagalog
- analohiya
- analogy in Arabic
- قِيَاس qiyās
- analogy in Indonesian
- analogi
- analogy in Persian
- مانسته mâneste, تشبیه tašbih
- analogy in Vietnamese
- loại suy
Examples of analogy in a sentence
- The old analogy likening the human mind to an imperfect mirror, which modifies the images it reflects, occurred more than once to Odo.1901, Edith Wharton, chapter 12, in The Valley of Decision:
- Perhaps the easiest way to think of it is in terms of a simple analogy: hardware is to software as a television set is to the shows that appear on it.1983 January 3, “How to Write Programs”, in Time:
- A kid living on the street is a bit like — and please pardon the analogy here — a weed.2002, Harlan Coben, Gone for Good, →ISBN, page 75:
Forms of analogy
| plural | analogies |
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Origin of analogy
From Latin analogia, from Ancient Greek ἀναλογίᾱ (analogíā), from ἀνα- (ana-) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, reckoning”).
Words formed from analogy
Words that rhyme with analogy
Questions about analogy
- What does analogy mean?
- Analogy means a relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.
- What is analogy in Hindi?
- Analogy in Hindi is सादृश्य. See Analogy meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use analogy in a sentence?
- The old analogy likening the human mind to an imperfect mirror, which modifies the images it reflects, occurred more than once to Odo.
- What part of speech is analogy?
- Analogy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce analogy?
- Analogy is pronounced /əˈnæləd͡ʒi/.
- What is the plural of analogy?
- The plural of analogy is analogies.
Words near analogy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: analogy (page history and authors); analogy (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); analogy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); analogy (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); analogy (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); analogy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); analogy (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); analogy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); analogy (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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