Of the same kind or nature; allied in origin or cause; as congenerous bodies; congenerous diseases.
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
1. A thing of the same kind or nature.
A thing of the same genus, species, or kind; a thing allied in nature, character, or action.
Similarity of origin.
Similarity of origin; affinity.
Being of the same kind or nature.
Alt. of Congenerical
Belonging to the same genus; allied in origin, nature, or action.
Allied in origin or cause; congeneric; as, congenerous diseases.
The quality of being from the same original, or of belonging to the same class.
Similarity Roget’s Thesaurus §17
N. similarity, resemblance, likeness, similitude, semblance, affinity, approximation, parallelism, agreement, analogy, analogicalness, correspondence, homoiousia, parity, connaturalness, connaturality, brotherhood, family likeness, alliteration, rhyme, pun, repetition, sameness, uniformity, isogamy, analogue, the like, match, pendant, fellow companion, pair, mate, twin, double, counterpart, brother, sister, one's second self, alter ego, chip of the old block, par nobile fratrum, arcades ambo, birds of a feather, et hoc genus omne, gens de meme famille, parallel, simile, type, image, photograph, close resemblance, striking resemblance, speaking resemblance, faithful likeness, faithful resemblance
V. be similar, look like, resemble, bear resemblance, smack of, savor of, approximate, parallel, match, rhyme with, take after, imitate, favor, span, render similar, assimilate, approximate, bring near, connaturalize, make alike, rhyme, pun
Adj. similar, resembling, like, alike, twin, analogous, analogical, parallel, of a piece, such as, so, homoiousian, connatural, congener, allied to, akin to 1, approximate, much the same, near, close, something like, sort of, in the ballpark, such like, a show of, mock, pseudo, simulating, representing, exact, lifelike, faithful, true to nature, true to life, the very image, the very picture of, for all the world like, comme deux gouttes d'eau, as like as two peas in a pod, as like as it can stare, instar omnium, cast in the same mold, ridiculously like
Adv. as if, so to speak, as it were, as if it were, quasi, just as, veluti in speculum
Phr. et sic de similibus, tel maitre tel valet, tel pere tel fils, like master, like servant, like father, like son, the fruit doesn't fall far from the tree, a chip off the old block
Inclusion Roget’s Thesaurus §76
N. {opp. 77} inclusion, admission, comprehension, reception, composition
V. be included in &c, come under, fall under, range under, belong to, pertain to, range with, merge in, include, comprise, comprehend, contain, admit, embrace, receive, inclose, embody, encircle, reckon among, enumerate among, number among, refer to, place with, arrange with, place under, take into account
Phr. a maximis ad minima, et hoc genus omne, &c, etc, et coetera
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