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# resemblance

noun (resemblance, resemblances)

«resemblance» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Being similar to someone or something, especially in how they look: a strong family resemblance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resemblance/#m1)
2. A way in which things are similar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resemblance/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and family life: «You bear a strong resemblance to your dad». In science, children resemble their parents because of genes. In maths, similar shapes bear a resemblance: same shape, different size. Phrases: «bear a resemblance to», «a strong/close resemblance», «family resemblance», «any resemblance is purely coincidental».

### Examples

- There is a strong resemblance between the twins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resemblance/#x1)
- She bears a resemblance to her grandmother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resemblance/#x2)
- The cloud had a resemblance to a dragon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resemblance/#x3)
- The copy bore little resemblance to the real painting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resemblance/#x4)
- There is a family resemblance in their smiles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resemblance/#x5)
- The two triangles have a close resemblance: one is double the size. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resemblance/#x6)
- A resemblance to the great in some things does not make us great. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resemblance/#x7)

### Note

Countable or uncountable. Verb: resemble (no «to»: «she resembles her mum»). Spelling: re-sem-BL-ANCE (-ance, not -ence).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «resemblance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resemblance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«resemblance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/resemblance.html) on Mova free.