resemblance

noun

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Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzɛmbləns/ / /ɹəˈzɛmbləns/

Etymology: From Anglo-Norman resemblance, from Old French (compare French ressemblance). Morphologically resemble + -ance.

The quality or state of resembling.
“His wife and sister had too many points of resemblance, not to entertain a strong and mutual dislike.”
“Before the discovery and confirmation of the existence of rhenium predicted by Mendeleev's periodic law, rhenium was provisionally termed dvi-manganese because of its expected resemblance to manganese.”
That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness.
A comparison; a simile.
Probability; verisimilitude.