Associations to the word «Similarity»

Wiktionary

SIMILARITY, noun. Closeness of appearance to something else.
SIMILARITY, noun. (philosophy) The relation of sharing properties.

Dictionary definition

SIMILARITY, noun. The quality of being similar.
SIMILARITY, noun. A Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke