Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. similar(adj)

   marked by correspondence or resemblance

   "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats"

2. alike(p), similar, like(adj)

   having the same or similar characteristics

   "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste"

3. like, similar(adj)

   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"

4. similar(adj)

   (of words) expressing closely related meanings

5. exchangeable, interchangeable, similar, standardized, standardised(adj)

   capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability

   "interchangeable electric outlets" "interchangeable parts"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. similar(Noun)

   A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease

2. similar(Adjective)

   Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.

3. similar(Adjective)

   Of geometrical figures including triangles, squares, ellipses, arcs and more complex figures, having the same shape but possibly different size, rotational orientation, and position; in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional; such that one can be had from the other using a sequence of operations of rotation, translation and scaling.

Origin: From similaire, from *, extended from similis; akin to simul.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Similar(adj)

   exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like

2. Similar(adj)

   nearly corresponding; resembling in many respects; somewhat like; having a general likeness

3. Similar(adj)

   homogenous; uniform

4. Similar(noun)

   that which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc

Origin: [F. similaire, fr. L. similis like, similar. See Same, a., and cf. Simulate.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Similar

   sim′i-lar, adj. like: resembling: uniform: (geom.) exactly corresponding in shape, without regard to size.—n. Similar′ity.—adv. Sim′ilarly.—n. Simil′itude, the state of being similar or like: resemblance: comparison: simile: (B.) a parable.—adj. Similitū′dinary. [Fr.,—L. similis, like.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'similar' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #487

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'similar' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1077

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'similar' in Adjectives Frequency: #55

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of similar in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of similar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Ian Robertson:

   It is going to be similar for us.

2. Masha Gessen:

   Stylistically, they are quite similar.

3. Officer Megan Morgan:

   It’s possible they are related to similar incidents.

4. Michael Irwig:

   Basically, nobody had really done a similar survey before.

5. Darrell Gaskin:

   We see similar disparities in treatment for cancer patients.

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