similarity

similarity
sim|i|lar|i|ty
W2 [ˌsımıˈlærıti] n plural similarities [U and C]
if there is a similarity between two things or people, they are similar in some way
≠ ↑difference
→↑likeness similarity between
▪ There are some striking similarities between the two plays.
similarity to
▪ the song's close similarity to traditional Jewish music
▪ The present crisis bears some similarity to the oil crisis of the 1970s.
similarity of
▪ the similarity of their names
similarity in
▪ I was struck by the similarities in their early lives.
similarity with
▪ The police are checking for similarities with other recent attacks in the area.
▪ There are similarities with German, though Yiddish is a distinct language.
▪ They are both blonde, but there the similarity ends .
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
striking similarity
close/great/strong similarity
bear a/some similarity to something (=be like something)
there the similarity ends (=used to say that two people or things are not alike in other ways)
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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