Used in a Sentence

similarity

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for similarity.

Editorial note

And I can immediately see the look of surprise when they see that _similarity_, because the similarity is then hard to unsee!

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Closeness of appearance to something else.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of similarity gathered in one view.

noun

Closeness of appearance to something else.

noun

(philosophy) The relation of sharing properties.

noun

(geometry) A transformation (of a Euclidean space) that preserves angles and the ratios of distances

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for similarity.

noun

Closeness of appearance to something else.

noun

(philosophy) The relation of sharing properties.

noun

(geometry) A transformation (of a Euclidean space) that preserves angles and the ratios of distances

noun

(mathematics, linear algebra) The property of two matrices being similar.

Example sentences

1

And I can immediately see the look of surprise when they see that _similarity_, because the similarity is then hard to unsee!

2

The similarity index measures things that can be worked out without needing a precise image of the planet.

3

The author of kakoune initially intended to rewrite vim from scratch, so there is definitely a similarity.

4

An adjunct position bears a similarity to being a driver for Uber, in terms of inadequate pay and security.

5

People want things that are different from your past work and the cultural status quo, but they also want similarity, a connection.

6

If you are scanning public repo's what service does the tool actually provides, and no detecting code similarity isn't the answer here.

7

I agree there was a lot of similarity between how open Java & C# were as they evolved.

8

Of course, there's a difference between piggybacking on the work of others to distribute malware and censoring some words, however there's also similarity.

9

The ESI defines a hyperspherical gradient across several different axes of earth similarity.

10

Although it's only a passing similarity, somehow it makes me feel nostalgic.

11

It would, but the Earth Similarity Index doesn't consider the atmosphere.

12

Implementing all-pairs similarity search on a few hundred million records.

Quote examples

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A similarity index of zero just means "not at all similar to Earth", which, yes, applies to the Sun and Jupiter, but also to a blob of tomato ketchup, or moonlight, or schadenfreude.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use similarity in a sentence?

And I can immediately see the look of surprise when they see that _similarity_, because the similarity is then hard to unsee!

What does similarity mean?

Closeness of appearance to something else.

What part of speech is similarity?

similarity is commonly used as noun.