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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RESEM'BLANCE, n. [See Resemble.]
1. Likeness; similitude, either of external form or of qualities. We observe a resemblance between persons, a resemblance in shape, a resemblance in manners, a resemblance in dispositions. Painting and poetry bear a great resemblance to each other, as one object of both is to please.
2. Something similar; similitude; representation.
These sensible things which religion hath allowed, are resemblances formed according to things spiritual.
Fairest resemblance of thy Maker fair -

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: similarity in appearance or external or superficial details

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century 1. a. the quality or state of resembling; especially correspondence in appearance or superficial qualities b. a point of likeness ; similarity 2. representation, image 3. archaic characteristic appearance 4. obsolete probability Synonyms: see likeness

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (often foll. by to, between, of) a likeness or similarity. Derivatives: resemblant adj. Etymology: ME f. AF (as RESEMBLE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Resemblance Re*sem"blance (-blans), n. [Cf. F. ressemblance. See Resemble.] 1. The quality or state of resembling; likeness; similitude; similarity. One main end of poetry and painting is to please; they bear a great resemblance to each other. --Dryden. 2. That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness. These sensible things, which religion hath allowed, are resemblances formed according to things spiritual. --Hooker. 3. A comparison; a simile. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 4. Probability; verisimilitude. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: Likeness; similarity; similitude; semblance; representation; image.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(resemblances) If there is a resemblance between two people or things, they are similar to each other. There was a remarkable resemblance between him and Pete... = similarity N-VAR: oft adj N, N between/to n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Similarity, likeness, similitude, semblance, analogy. 2. Representation, image, counterpart, facsimile, likeness, similitude.

Moby Thesaurus

accord, accordance, affinity, agreement, alikeness, alliance, analogy, aping, approach, approximation, assimilation, certified copy, closeness, coincidence, community, companion, comparability, comparableness, comparison, conformity, congruity, copy, copying, correspondence, counterfeit, dead ringer, double, duplicate, ectype, effigy, equivalence, exact likeness, fair copy, faithful copy, fake, fellow, forgery, icon, identity, idol, image, imitation, likeness, likening, living image, living picture, match, mate, metaphor, mimicking, miniature, mirroring, model, nearness, parallel, parallelism, parity, pasticcio, pastiche, phony, photograph, picture, portrait, reflection, representation, rubbing, sameness, semblance, shadow, similarity, simile, similitude, simulacrum, simulation, spit and image, spitting image, trace, tracing, twin, very image, very picture