semelhança

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Etymology

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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

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semelhança f (plural semelhanças)

  1. (uncountable) resemblance (state of resembling)
    Synonyms: parecença, similaridade, similitude
  2. an aspect or characteristic which is similar in two people or objects
    Synonyms: analogia, similaridade, símile
  3. appearance; aspect; look
    Synonyms: aparência, aspecto, feição, feitio, forma, formato

Antonyms

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