similitude
Quality of matching
Similitude is a likeness or resemblance between things: The similitude between the two cases made precedent easy to establish.
The word is formal and literary, more often encountered in older texts than contemporary speech.
In rhetoric, similitude refers to an extended comparison or analogy used to illustrate a point.
The word shares territory with similarity but carries a more elevated tone.
Likeness between things
- alikenessState of being similar
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
- samenessState of being identical
congruence · homogeneity · kinship · analogue · counterpart · match · doppelganger · twin
Implied identity comparison
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- parableInstructive allegorical narrative
correspondence · correlation · equivalence · proportion · mapping · symbolism · representation · illustration
Implied identity comparison
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- parableInstructive allegorical narrative
- fableMoral tale with animals
- imageryVivid descriptive language
symbolism · personification · allusion · emblem · trope · apologue · exemplum · typology
Same status for all
- parityState of being equal
- samenessState of being identical
- congruenceState of agreement
- interchangeabilityQuality of being swappable
correspondence · synonymy · indistinguishability · symmetry · balance · evenness · reciprocity · coequality
resemblance
Likeness between things
- alikenessState of being similar
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
sameness · congruence · homogeneity · kinship · analogue · counterpart · match · doppelganger · twin · double
metaphor
Implied identity comparison
- comparisonAssessment of similarities
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
parable · correspondence · correlation · equivalence · proportion · mapping · symbolism · representation · illustration · extrapolation
metaphor
Implied identity comparison
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- parableInstructive allegorical narrative
- fableMoral tale with animals
imagery · symbolism · personification · allusion · emblem · trope · apologue · exemplum · typology · prefiguration
equality
Same status for all
- parityState of being equal
- samenessState of being identical
- congruenceState of agreement
interchangeability · correspondence · synonymy · indistinguishability · symmetry · balance · evenness · reciprocity · coequality · tantamount
similitudedissimilitude
Lack of resemblance
dissimilarity · unlikeness · difference · differentness · disparity
similitudeincongruity
Lack of harmony
incongruence · nonconformity · anomalousness · irregularity · aberration
similitudeincongruity
Lack of harmony
incongruence · incongruousness · incompatibility · disagreement · conflict
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