Definition of similitude in English:

similitude

nounsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːdsɪˈmɪləˌt(j)ud

mass noun

1The quality or state of being similar to something.
相像；相似
Conrad uses a range of constructions which express or imply similitude
count noun there is a striking similitude between the brother and sister
Example sentencesExamples
- Part of this similitude has to do with the role of the state in matters of the church.
- The difficulty of writing a good theatre play set in new reality was even greater given that the level of similitude to life that is allowed in a film would not work on the stage.
- While it may seem like something out of science fiction, many insist clones would be naturally predisposed to such similitude, and caution that cloneish behavior would be evident in every facet of life.
- The first of Boethius's four subdivisions was similitude, used of the case of the noun ‘animal’ said of both real human beings and pictured human beings.
- In fact, much of what you'll see here smacks of similarity because it bears such a striking similitude to that sameness we saw from the same people in the same way some time ago.
- This ‘moment’ implies nothing less than the emergence of a structure of similitude: animal or human bodies in here like ones out there.
- The similitudes are opposed in equal number by contrasts.
- This similitude reveals the undeniable affinities between the two cultures, owing to the similar manner in which they perceive the sacred.
- To Dow, this avoidance of similitude is what raises the decorative - a term he thought should be dropped altogether - to the highest, most primary level of creation, that of pure expression.
- The canvases authored by van Gogh and Gauguin never approached indistinguishability, let alone striking similitude.
- We do not consider all species differences or their combinations; rather, we focus on cases where species show similitude.
- See Foucault on resemblance and similitude.
- Richard Eyre summed it up well recently: cinema and television are mediums of similitude, and radio and the stage mediums of metaphor.
- It is the perception of similitude (however mistaken) rather than its a priori accuracy that matters here.
- Walsh should have mentioned the remarkable physiognomic similitude of Harris and Pollock.
- The slow and deliberate steps of philosophers, here, if anywhere, are distinguished from the precipitate march of the vulgar, who, hurried on by the smallest similitude, are incapable of all discernment or consideration.
- The music here is certainly exciting, but its exhilaration does a lot to mask the core similitude of these songs.
- From a sociological point of view, it is therefore an expression of similitude of being, but also agency (the means to act) within a social technology.
- The best work typically has been interested in class and race, with similitude and difference as always already present in the making of colonial orders the world over.
- Germ theory after 1880 subtly fed into this anxiety by vexing our notions of identity, depicting an invisible world with the power to enforce similitude and therefore to redraw the lines of community.
Synonyms
resemblance, similarity, likeness, sameness, similar nature, comparability, correspondence, comparison, analogy, parallel, parallelism, equivalence
interchangeability, closeness, nearness, affinity, homogeneity, agreement, indistinguishability, uniformity
community, kinship, relatedness
archaic semblance
1. 1.1archaic count noun A comparison between two things.
  〈古〉比拟；比喻
  Example sentencesExamples
  He further suggests that there are two types of parables: narrative parables (comparisons with narration) and similitudes (comparisons with ‘is like’ or ‘is as if’).
  As a step towards addressing these questions I would like to draw attention to another set of similitudes operative in ‘Loves Progress’: the monetary tropes linking value to love or desire.
  In each case the similitude gives instruction about or illustrates an aspect of the kingdom.
  Though full of similitudes and routine panegyrics, the book is valuable for its lack of originality and reflection of current views.
  On what ‘table’, according to what grid of identities, similitudes, analogies, have we become accustomed to sort out so many different and similar things?
  Synonyms
  resemblance, likeness, similarity, correspondence, correlation, parallel, parity, symmetry, equivalence, comparability, analogy
2. 1.2archaic count noun A person or thing resembling someone or something else.
  〈古〉相像的人，类似物
  Example sentencesExamples
  Everyone agrees that he is a similitude of his father.
  But might we not know a given thing through its similitude, without having first perceived it, if another being should reveal to us that this was its similitude?
  Synonyms
  double, living image, replica, lookalike, clone, copy, reproduction, twin, duplicate, exact likeness, facsimile, counterpart, mirror image

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin similitudo, from similis 'like'.

Rhymes

verisimilitude

Definition of similitude in US English:

similitude

nounsiˈmiləˌt(y)o͞odsɪˈmɪləˌt(j)ud

1The quality or state of being similar to something.
相像；相似
Conrad uses a range of constructions which express or imply similitude
count noun there is a striking similitude between the brother and sister
Example sentencesExamples
- It is the perception of similitude (however mistaken) rather than its a priori accuracy that matters here.
- The best work typically has been interested in class and race, with similitude and difference as always already present in the making of colonial orders the world over.
- We do not consider all species differences or their combinations; rather, we focus on cases where species show similitude.
- See Foucault on resemblance and similitude.
- This similitude reveals the undeniable affinities between the two cultures, owing to the similar manner in which they perceive the sacred.
- In fact, much of what you'll see here smacks of similarity because it bears such a striking similitude to that sameness we saw from the same people in the same way some time ago.
- The canvases authored by van Gogh and Gauguin never approached indistinguishability, let alone striking similitude.
- The difficulty of writing a good theatre play set in new reality was even greater given that the level of similitude to life that is allowed in a film would not work on the stage.
- Part of this similitude has to do with the role of the state in matters of the church.
- This ‘moment’ implies nothing less than the emergence of a structure of similitude: animal or human bodies in here like ones out there.
- Germ theory after 1880 subtly fed into this anxiety by vexing our notions of identity, depicting an invisible world with the power to enforce similitude and therefore to redraw the lines of community.
- Richard Eyre summed it up well recently: cinema and television are mediums of similitude, and radio and the stage mediums of metaphor.
- The music here is certainly exciting, but its exhilaration does a lot to mask the core similitude of these songs.
- The slow and deliberate steps of philosophers, here, if anywhere, are distinguished from the precipitate march of the vulgar, who, hurried on by the smallest similitude, are incapable of all discernment or consideration.
- The similitudes are opposed in equal number by contrasts.
- From a sociological point of view, it is therefore an expression of similitude of being, but also agency (the means to act) within a social technology.
- The first of Boethius's four subdivisions was similitude, used of the case of the noun ‘animal’ said of both real human beings and pictured human beings.
- Walsh should have mentioned the remarkable physiognomic similitude of Harris and Pollock.
- While it may seem like something out of science fiction, many insist clones would be naturally predisposed to such similitude, and caution that cloneish behavior would be evident in every facet of life.
- To Dow, this avoidance of similitude is what raises the decorative - a term he thought should be dropped altogether - to the highest, most primary level of creation, that of pure expression.
Synonyms
resemblance, similarity, likeness, sameness, similar nature, comparability, correspondence, comparison, analogy, parallel, parallelism, equivalence
1. 1.1archaic A comparison between two things.
  〈古〉比拟；比喻
  Example sentencesExamples
  As a step towards addressing these questions I would like to draw attention to another set of similitudes operative in ‘Loves Progress’: the monetary tropes linking value to love or desire.
  Though full of similitudes and routine panegyrics, the book is valuable for its lack of originality and reflection of current views.
  On what ‘table’, according to what grid of identities, similitudes, analogies, have we become accustomed to sort out so many different and similar things?
  He further suggests that there are two types of parables: narrative parables (comparisons with narration) and similitudes (comparisons with ‘is like’ or ‘is as if’).
  In each case the similitude gives instruction about or illustrates an aspect of the kingdom.
  Synonyms
  resemblance, likeness, similarity, correspondence, correlation, parallel, parity, symmetry, equivalence, comparability, analogy
2. 1.2archaic A person or thing resembling someone or something else.
  〈古〉相像的人，类似物
  Example sentencesExamples
  But might we not know a given thing through its similitude, without having first perceived it, if another being should reveal to us that this was its similitude?
  Everyone agrees that he is a similitude of his father.
  Synonyms
  double, living image, replica, lookalike, clone, copy, reproduction, twin, duplicate, exact likeness, facsimile, counterpart, mirror image

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin similitudo, from similis ‘like’.

词汇	similitude
释义	Definition of similitude in English: similitude nounsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːdsɪˈmɪləˌt(j)ud mass noun 1The quality or state of being similar to something. 相像；相似 Conrad uses a range of constructions which express or imply similitude count noun there is a striking similitude between the brother and sister Example sentencesExamples Part of this similitude has to do with the role of the state in matters of the church. The difficulty of writing a good theatre play set in new reality was even greater given that the level of similitude to life that is allowed in a film would not work on the stage. While it may seem like something out of science fiction, many insist clones would be naturally predisposed to such similitude, and caution that cloneish behavior would be evident in every facet of life. The first of Boethius's four subdivisions was similitude, used of the case of the noun ‘animal’ said of both real human beings and pictured human beings. In fact, much of what you'll see here smacks of similarity because it bears such a striking similitude to that sameness we saw from the same people in the same way some time ago. This ‘moment’ implies nothing less than the emergence of a structure of similitude: animal or human bodies in here like ones out there. The similitudes are opposed in equal number by contrasts. This similitude reveals the undeniable affinities between the two cultures, owing to the similar manner in which they perceive the sacred. To Dow, this avoidance of similitude is what raises the decorative - a term he thought should be dropped altogether - to the highest, most primary level of creation, that of pure expression. The canvases authored by van Gogh and Gauguin never approached indistinguishability, let alone striking similitude. We do not consider all species differences or their combinations; rather, we focus on cases where species show similitude. See Foucault on resemblance and similitude. Richard Eyre summed it up well recently: cinema and television are mediums of similitude, and radio and the stage mediums of metaphor. It is the perception of similitude (however mistaken) rather than its a priori accuracy that matters here. Walsh should have mentioned the remarkable physiognomic similitude of Harris and Pollock. The slow and deliberate steps of philosophers, here, if anywhere, are distinguished from the precipitate march of the vulgar, who, hurried on by the smallest similitude, are incapable of all discernment or consideration. The music here is certainly exciting, but its exhilaration does a lot to mask the core similitude of these songs. From a sociological point of view, it is therefore an expression of similitude of being, but also agency (the means to act) within a social technology. The best work typically has been interested in class and race, with similitude and difference as always already present in the making of colonial orders the world over. Germ theory after 1880 subtly fed into this anxiety by vexing our notions of identity, depicting an invisible world with the power to enforce similitude and therefore to redraw the lines of community. Synonyms resemblance, similarity, likeness, sameness, similar nature, comparability, correspondence, comparison, analogy, parallel, parallelism, equivalence interchangeability, closeness, nearness, affinity, homogeneity, agreement, indistinguishability, uniformity community, kinship, relatedness archaic semblance 1.1archaic count noun A comparison between two things. 〈古〉比拟；比喻 Example sentencesExamples He further suggests that there are two types of parables: narrative parables (comparisons with narration) and similitudes (comparisons with ‘is like’ or ‘is as if’). As a step towards addressing these questions I would like to draw attention to another set of similitudes operative in ‘Loves Progress’: the monetary tropes linking value to love or desire. In each case the similitude gives instruction about or illustrates an aspect of the kingdom. Though full of similitudes and routine panegyrics, the book is valuable for its lack of originality and reflection of current views. On what ‘table’, according to what grid of identities, similitudes, analogies, have we become accustomed to sort out so many different and similar things? Synonyms resemblance, likeness, similarity, correspondence, correlation, parallel, parity, symmetry, equivalence, comparability, analogy 1.2archaic count noun A person or thing resembling someone or something else. 〈古〉相像的人，类似物 Example sentencesExamples Everyone agrees that he is a similitude of his father. But might we not know a given thing through its similitude, without having first perceived it, if another being should reveal to us that this was its similitude? Synonyms double, living image, replica, lookalike, clone, copy, reproduction, twin, duplicate, exact likeness, facsimile, counterpart, mirror image Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin similitudo, from similis 'like'. Rhymes verisimilitude Definition of similitude in US English: similitude nounsiˈmiləˌt(y)o͞odsɪˈmɪləˌt(j)ud 1The quality or state of being similar to something. 相像；相似 Conrad uses a range of constructions which express or imply similitude count noun there is a striking similitude between the brother and sister Example sentencesExamples It is the perception of similitude (however mistaken) rather than its a priori accuracy that matters here. The best work typically has been interested in class and race, with similitude and difference as always already present in the making of colonial orders the world over. We do not consider all species differences or their combinations; rather, we focus on cases where species show similitude. See Foucault on resemblance and similitude. This similitude reveals the undeniable affinities between the two cultures, owing to the similar manner in which they perceive the sacred. In fact, much of what you'll see here smacks of similarity because it bears such a striking similitude to that sameness we saw from the same people in the same way some time ago. The canvases authored by van Gogh and Gauguin never approached indistinguishability, let alone striking similitude. The difficulty of writing a good theatre play set in new reality was even greater given that the level of similitude to life that is allowed in a film would not work on the stage. Part of this similitude has to do with the role of the state in matters of the church. This ‘moment’ implies nothing less than the emergence of a structure of similitude: animal or human bodies in here like ones out there. Germ theory after 1880 subtly fed into this anxiety by vexing our notions of identity, depicting an invisible world with the power to enforce similitude and therefore to redraw the lines of community. Richard Eyre summed it up well recently: cinema and television are mediums of similitude, and radio and the stage mediums of metaphor. The music here is certainly exciting, but its exhilaration does a lot to mask the core similitude of these songs. The slow and deliberate steps of philosophers, here, if anywhere, are distinguished from the precipitate march of the vulgar, who, hurried on by the smallest similitude, are incapable of all discernment or consideration. The similitudes are opposed in equal number by contrasts. From a sociological point of view, it is therefore an expression of similitude of being, but also agency (the means to act) within a social technology. The first of Boethius's four subdivisions was similitude, used of the case of the noun ‘animal’ said of both real human beings and pictured human beings. Walsh should have mentioned the remarkable physiognomic similitude of Harris and Pollock. While it may seem like something out of science fiction, many insist clones would be naturally predisposed to such similitude, and caution that cloneish behavior would be evident in every facet of life. To Dow, this avoidance of similitude is what raises the decorative - a term he thought should be dropped altogether - to the highest, most primary level of creation, that of pure expression. Synonyms resemblance, similarity, likeness, sameness, similar nature, comparability, correspondence, comparison, analogy, parallel, parallelism, equivalence 1.1archaic A comparison between two things. 〈古〉比拟；比喻 Example sentencesExamples As a step towards addressing these questions I would like to draw attention to another set of similitudes operative in ‘Loves Progress’: the monetary tropes linking value to love or desire. Though full of similitudes and routine panegyrics, the book is valuable for its lack of originality and reflection of current views. On what ‘table’, according to what grid of identities, similitudes, analogies, have we become accustomed to sort out so many different and similar things? He further suggests that there are two types of parables: narrative parables (comparisons with narration) and similitudes (comparisons with ‘is like’ or ‘is as if’). In each case the similitude gives instruction about or illustrates an aspect of the kingdom. Synonyms resemblance, likeness, similarity, correspondence, correlation, parallel, parity, symmetry, equivalence, comparability, analogy 1.2archaic A person or thing resembling someone or something else. 〈古〉相像的人，类似物 Example sentencesExamples But might we not know a given thing through its similitude, without having first perceived it, if another being should reveal to us that this was its similitude? Everyone agrees that he is a similitude of his father. Synonyms double, living image, replica, lookalike, clone, copy, reproduction, twin, duplicate, exact likeness, facsimile, counterpart, mirror image Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin similitudo, from similis ‘like’.
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