# similar

Pronunciation: US say "SIM-uh-lur" /ˈsɪməlɚ/; UK say "SIM-uh-luh" /ˈsɪmələ/

## Adjective

1. Having traits or qualities in common with something else; alike or comparable.
   - Simple: Sharing some of the same features, so two things look or seem alike.
   - _The two proposals were similar enough that the committee merged them._
   - _Critics noted a similar tone across all of her novels._
3. Having the same shape, with corresponding angles equal and corresponding sides in proportion.
   - Simple: Having the same shape but maybe a different size, with matching angles.
   - _If two triangles are similar, the ratios of their corresponding sides are equal._
   - _The architect drew a similar figure scaled to half the original size._

## Noun

2. Something that resembles another in quality, form, or other respects.
   - Simple: A thing that is like another in some way.
   - _For the hike, wear sturdy boots or similar, since the trail gets rocky and wet._
   - _The recipe calls for cheddar or similar, so use whatever hard cheese you have._

## Other meanings

- (adjective) Of two square matrices: related such that one is sent to the other by a conjugation.
- (noun) A substance that produces effects resembling the symptoms of a particular disease.

## Origin

Latin similis ("like"), related to simul ("together"), was extended to Medieval Latin similaris, which gave French similaire and then English similar.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/similar (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).