semelhança

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese semellança, equivalent to semelhar +‎ -ança, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *similiāntia, from Late Latin similantia, plural of similāns (“similar”), from Latin similō (“I imitate”), from similis (“similar”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together”). Compare Galician semellanza, Spanish semejanza, Catalan semblança, French ressemblance (Old French semblance), Italian somiglianza.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌse.me.ˈʎɐ̃.sa/, /ˌse.me.ˈʎɐ̃.sɐ/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.mɨ.ˈʎɐ̃.sɐ/
Hyphenation: se‧me‧lhan‧ça

Noun

semelhança f (plural semelhanças)

(uncountable) resemblance (state of resembling)
an aspect or characteristic which is similar in two people or objects
appearance; aspect; look

Synonyms

(resemblance): parecença, similaridade, similitude
(similar aspect): analogia, similaridade, símile
(appearance): aparência, aspecto, feição, feitio, forma, formato

Antonyms

(resemblance): diferença, dissemelhança
(similar aspect): diferença, disparidade

Related terms

semelhante
semelhantemente
semelhar
semelhável
semelhavelmente

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