similitude: Meaning and Definition of

si•mil•i•tude

Pronunciation: (si-mil'i-td", -tyd"), [key]
— n.
  1. likeness; resemblance: a similitude of habits.
  2. a person or thing that is like or the match or counterpart of another: This expression is a similitude of the other.
  3. semblance; image: a similitude of the truth.
  4. a likening or comparison in the form of a simile, parable, or allegory: He spoke by similitudes.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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