similarity (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *similarity*:
NOUN	attribute	similarity	the quality of being similar
NOUN	cognition	similarity, law of similarity	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

similarity > pronunciation
Sounds	sih.mahleh'rahtiy
Rhymes	ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy...

English > *similarity*: 2 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The quality of being similar.
Attributes	dissimilar	not similar
Attributes	similar	marked by correspondence / correspondence or resemblance
Narrower	analogue, analog, parallel	Something having the property of being analogous to something else
	approach	A close approximation
	approximation	The quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)
	homogeny	(biology) similarity because of common evolution
	homology	The quality of being similar or corresponding / corresponding in position or value or structure or function
	homomorphism, homomorphy	similarity of form
	isomorphism, isomorphy	(biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure
	likeness, alikeness, similitude	similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
	parallelism, correspondence	similarity by virtue of corresponding / corresponding
	sort	An approximate definition or example
	uniformity, uniformness	The quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom)
Broader	sameness	The quality of being alike
Opposite	dissimilarity, unsimilarity	The quality of being dissimilar / dissimilar
Spanish	semejanza, similitud
Catalan	semblança, similitud
Adjectives	similar	marked by correspondence / correspondence or resemblance
	similar	resembling or similar
	similar	having the same or similar characteristics / characteristics
	similar	capable of replacing or changing places with something else
	similar	(of words) expressing closely related meanings

English > *similarity*: 2 senses > noun 2, cognition
Meaning	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.
Synonym	law of similarity
Broader	Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization	A principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization

HyperDic: similarity