semelhança
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Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese semelhança, possibly from a Vulgar Latin *similiantia, from Late Latin similantia, plural of similāns (“similar”), from Latin similō (“to imitate”). By surface analysis, semelhar + -ança.
Compare Galician semellanza, Spanish semejanza, Catalan semblança, French ressemblance (Old French semblance), Italian somiglianza.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɐ̃sɐ
- Hyphenation: se‧me‧lhan‧ça
Noun
[edit]semelhança f (plural semelhanças)
- (uncountable) resemblance (state of resembling)
- Synonyms: parecença, similaridade, similitude
- an aspect or characteristic which is similar in two people or objects
- Synonyms: analogia, similaridade, símile
- appearance; aspect; look
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “resemblance”): diferença, dissemelhança
- (antonym(s) of “similar aspect”): diferença, disparidade
Related terms
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- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Portuguese terms inherited from Late Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Late Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms suffixed with -ança
- Portuguese 4-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃sɐ
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