similarity

similitud, semejanza

Característica en la que dos o más personas o cosas se parecen, o el hecho de que se parezcan.

En inglés sencillo: A way in which two or more people or things are alike, or the fact that they are alike.

• There is one similarity between our plans.
• We noticed several similarities in the two reports.
• What similarities do these languages share?

Cómo se usa: similarity between A and B (There is a similarity between their approaches to teaching.); similarity to something (His story has a surprising similarity to mine.)

Sinónimos: likeness, resemblance

Antónimos: difference, dissimilarity

Expresiones frecuentes: similarity between things, striking similarity, share a similarity

parecido, semejanza

El hecho de que una persona o cosa tenga un aspecto parecido al de otra.

En inglés sencillo: The fact that someone or something looks like another person or thing.

• The similarity between their faces surprised me.
• This painting has a strong similarity to that photograph.
• Despite their visual similarities, the two plants are unrelated.

Cómo se usa: similarity to someone/something (The child's similarity to her grandmother is striking.); similarity in appearance (Their similarity in appearance sometimes confuses visitors.)

Sinónimos: resemblance, likeness

Antónimos: dissimilarity

Expresiones frecuentes: facial similarity, visual similarity, similarity in appearance