Resemblance Meaning
/ɹɪˈzɛmbləns/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe quality or state of resembling.
nounThat which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness.
Sentence Examples
Mars is all the more interesting for its close resemblance to our Earth.
I was surprised that he really had a strong resemblance to his father.
The resemblance between Sean and Conner is striking!
CEFR Practice Quiz
The striking ____ between the two sisters made people think they were twins.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ between the two sisters was so strong that strangers often mistook one for the other.
Word Origin & History
From Anglo-Norman resemblance, from Old French (compare French ressemblance). Morphologically resemble + -ance.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"His wife and sister had too many points of resemblance, not to entertain a strong and mutual dislike."
— 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “(please specify the page)”, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, pages 16–17:
"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."
— 2001 April 16, J. Michael Davis, “Manganese and Rhenium”, in Patty's Toxicology, →DOI:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The striking ____ between the two sisters made people think they were twins.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ between the two sisters was so strong that strangers often mistook one for the other.