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sĭmə-lər
adjective
Nearly but not exactly the same or alike; having a resemblance.
Webster's New World
Having the same shape, but not the same size or position.
Webster's New World
Having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional. Used of geometric figures.
Similar triangles.
American Heritage

Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.

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noun
That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
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(homeopathy) A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.

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Other Word Forms of Similar

Noun

Singular:
similar
Plural:
similars

Origin of Similar

  • From French similaire, from Medieval Latin *similaris, extended from Latin similis (“like"); akin to simul (“together").

    From Wiktionary

  • French similaire from Latin similis like sem-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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  • We have a similar sense of humor, I think.

  • The forest was similar but there was a trail I followed for a time.

  • She reached the top of the stairs and stared at a similar scene leading past the Arch and all the way up the park toward the city.

  • On being told that she was white and that one of the servants was black, she concluded that all who occupied a similar menial position were of the same hue; and whenever I asked her the colour of a servant she would say "black."

  • Would he have taken a similar course?

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SSISIM

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