resemblance
nounUK /ɹɪˈzɛmbləns/ · US /ɹəˈzɛmbləns/
Etymology From Anglo-Norman resemblance, from Old French (compare French ressemblance). Morphologically resemble + -ance.
1
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, pages 16–17:
- 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:
2
That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness.
3
A comparison; a simile.
4
Probability; verisimilitude.
- Synonyms
- likeness
- Derived terms
- family resemblance, misresemblance, nonresemblance
- Related terms
- semblance