similar
si·mi·lar
adjective
1.
marked by correspondence or resemblance
- “similar food at similar prices”
- “problems similar to mine”
- “they wore similar coats”
2.
3.
resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
- “suits of like design”
- “a limited circle of like minds”
- “members of the cat family have like dispositions”
- “as like as two peas in a pod”
- “doglike devotion”
- “a dreamlike quality”
5.
capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability
- “interchangeable electric outlets”
- “interchangeable parts”
Origin
From French similaire, from Medieval Latin similaris, extended from Latin similis (“like”); akin to simul (“together”).
Phrases
- in a similar vein
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See also
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