2006-07-12 18:46:40 · 5 answers · asked by princess 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
sim·i·lar [símmələr]
adj
1. alike: sharing some qualities, but not exactly identical.
2. (geometry) the same proportionally: used to describe geometric figures that differ in size or proportion but not in shape or angular measurements.
3. (in Malaysia & Singapore) identical: exactly the same.
[Late 16th century. Directly or via French similaire from medieval Latin similaris , from Latin similis “like.”]
synonyms for the word "similar": alike, like, comparable, parallel, analogous, related, akin.
an antonym for the word "similar": dissimilar
2006-07-12 20:47:07 · answer #1 · answered by anak sendu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Similar is another word for equal, the same, alike, something that is in exact relation to, etc.
Example: "Those shoes are SIMILAR to mine" can be phrased as, "I have a pair of shoes just like those."
Hope this helped.
2006-07-13 01:49:47 · answer #2 · answered by ViRg() 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means nearly like, a close match.
2006-07-13 01:51:15 · answer #3 · answered by # one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wrong English..
2006-07-13 01:50:42 · answer #4 · answered by salapan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not understand you question.
2006-07-13 01:50:04 · answer #5 · answered by DL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋