resemblance
Syllables: re·sem·blance/ɹɪˈzɛmbləns/US/ɹəˈzɛmbləns/
resemblance noun: the quality or state of resembling.
Noun
resemblance (countable and uncountable, plural resemblances)
- The quality or state of resembling.
- His wife and sister had too many points of resemblance, not to entertain a strong and mutual dislike.1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “(please specify the page)”, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC...
- Before the discovery and confirmation of the existence of rhenium predicted by Mendeleev's periodic law, rhenium was provisionally termed dvi-manganese because of its expected resemblance to manganese.2001 April 16, J. Michael Davis, “Manganese and Rhenium”, in Patty's Toxicology, →DOI
- Synonyms:
- likeness, similitude, similarity
- That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness.
- A comparison; a simile.
- Probability; verisimilitude.
resemblance meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu
resemblance in Hindi
- state of resembling
- समानता samāntā
resemblance in Tamil
- உரு ஒப்பு, ஒப்பு, சாயல்
resemblance in Marathi
- resemblance, likeness, similitude
- सादृश्य sādruśya
resemblance in Telugu
- state of resembling
- పోలిక pōlika
More languagesFewer languages
- resemblance in Malayalam
- സാമ്യം, തുല്യത
- resemblance in Kannada
- ಹೋಲಿಕೆ, ಸಾದೃಶ್ಯ, ದೊರೆ, ತೇಂಗು
- resemblance in Punjabi
- چہرہ cihrah
- resemblance in Gujarati
- સામ્યતાની
- resemblance in Sanskrit
- कक्षा kakṣā
Examples of resemblance in a sentence
- The mitral valve was named for a fancied resemblance to a bishop's mitre.
- The plant was named for its fancied resemblance to a Roman spear.
- Notice the resemblance between the p-adic ordinal and the base-p logarithm.
Synonyms of resemblance
Forms of resemblance
| plural | resemblances |
|---|---|
| alternative form | resemblaunce |
Origin of resemblance
From Anglo-Norman resemblance, from Old French (compare French ressemblance). Morphologically resemble + -ance.
Words formed from resemblance
Words that rhyme with resemblance
Questions about resemblance
- What does resemblance mean?
- Resemblance means the quality or state of resembling.
- What is resemblance in Hindi?
- Resemblance in Hindi is समानता (samāntā). See Resemblance meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is resemblance?
- Resemblance is a noun.
- How do you pronounce resemblance?
- Resemblance is pronounced /ɹɪˈzɛmbləns/ (UK).
- What is the plural of resemblance?
- The plural of resemblance is resemblances.
Words near resemblance in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: resemblance (page history and authors); resemblance (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); सादृश्य (Marathi) (page history and authors); resemblance (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); resemblance (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); چہرہ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); resemblance (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); कक्षा (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). 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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