'Similarity' definitions:
Definition of 'similarity'
(from WordNet)
noun
The quality of being similar [ant: dissimilarity, unsimilarity]
noun
A Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit [syn: similarity, law of similarity]
Definition of 'Similarity'
From: GCIDE
- Similarity \Sim`i*lar"i*ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [Cf. F. similarit['e].] The quality or state of being similar; likeness; resemblance; as, a similarity of features. [1913 Webster]
- Hardly is there a similarity detected between two or three facts, than men hasten to extend it to all. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'similarity'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accord,
- addition,
- adjunct,
- affairs,
- affiliation,
- affinity,
- alikeness,
- alliance,
- analogousness,
- analogy,
- approximation,
- assemblage,
- association,
- balance,
- bond,
- closeness,
- coincidence,
- collation,
- combination,
- commensurability,
- comparability,
- comparableness,
- comparativeness,
- comparison,
- connectedness,
- connection,
- contiguity,
- contrariety,
- correlation,
- dealings,
- deduction,
- disjunction,
- equivalence,
- filiation,
- homology,
- intercourse,
- interrelation,
- intimacy,
- junction,
- liaison,
- link,
- linkage,
- linking,
- mutual attraction,
- nearness,
- parallel,
- propinquity,
- proportion,
- proportionability,
- proximity,
- rapport,
- ratio,
- relatedness,
- relation,
- relations,
- relationship,
- resemblance,
- semblance,
- simile,
- similitude,
- sympathy,
- synonymity,
- tie,
- tie-in,
- union