{
    "term": "similarity",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the state of being similar to somebody/something but not exactly the same",
            "sensetop": "similarity between A and Bsimilarity to somebody/somethingsimilarity in somethingsimilarity with somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The report highlights the similarity between the two groups.",
                    "contextForm": "similarity between A and B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She bears a **striking similarity** to her mother.",
                    "contextForm": "similarity to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is some similarity in the way they sing.",
                    "contextForm": "similarity in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "In this work we can observe the stylistic similarity with Beethoven.",
                    "contextForm": "similarity with somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The results also **showed the similarity** of the two groups."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are both doctors but that is where the similarity ends."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The area bears a superficial similarity to Tokyo."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are several points of similarity between the two cases."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a route across the Pacific which may explain the similarity between the two cultures"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the chimpanzee's similarity to humans"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the close similarity in our ages"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "resemblance",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["close", "considerable", "great"],
                "… of similarity": ["degree"],
                "verb + similarity": ["bear", "have", "reveal"],
                "similarity + verb": ["exist", "end"],
                "preposition": ["similarity between", "similarity in", "similarity to"],
                "phrases": ["a point of similarity"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a feature that things or people have that makes them like each other",
            "sensetop": "similarity between A and Bsimilarity in/of somethingsimilarity to/with somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a study of the **similarities and differences** between the two countries",
                    "contextForm": "similarity between A and B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "similarities in/of style",
                    "contextForm": "similarity in/of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The karate bout has many similarities to a boxing match.",
                    "contextForm": "similarity to/with somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "These theories share certain similarities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The panel shows marked similarities with mosaics found elsewhere."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "resemblance",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["close", "considerable", "great"],
                "… of similarity": ["degree"],
                "verb + similarity": ["bear", "have", "reveal"],
                "similarity + verb": ["exist", "end"],
                "preposition": ["similarity between", "similarity in", "similarity to"],
                "phrases": ["a point of similarity"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌsɪməˈlærəti/",
                "audio": "si/similarity/similarity__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌsɪməˈlærəti/",
                "audio": "si/similarity/similarity__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}