similar

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective marked by correspondence or resemblance
adjective having the same or similar characteristics
adjective resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination

From French similaire, from Medieval Latin similaris, extended from Latin similis (“like”); akin to simul (“together”).

The Upper House appointed a similar committee. — William Pitt and national revival, J. Holland (John Holland) Rose
He had just completed a similar look-see. — Just a bit too fast, Hal Moore
What would they have done under similar circumstances? — Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann) Jacobs

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