Definition of Resemblance
Resemblance

The quality or state of resembling; likeness; similitude; similarity.

That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness.

A comparison; a simile.

Probability; verisimilitude.

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Resemblance Quotations

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.
Ronald Reagan

Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.
Ronald Reagan

Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.
Ambrose Bierce

This resemblance became clear in the Bush the father's visits to the region. He wound up being impressed by the royal and military regimes and envied them for staying decades in their positions and embezzling the nation's money with no supervision.
Osama bin Laden

Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.
Madame de Stael

We have a war dictator who was not elected, he snuck in. so he punishes people that threaten him in any way, or even say something he doesn't like. It has no resemblance to democracy.
Joni Mitchell

One of the biggest mistakes a photographer can make is to look at the real world and cling to the vain hope that next time his film will somehow bear a closer resemblance to it.
Galen Rowell

All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it.
Jean Cocteau

The totally convinced and the totally stupid have too much in common for the resemblance to be accidental.
Robert Anton Wilson

I'm always described as 'cocksure' or 'with a swagger,' and that bears no resemblance to who I feel like inside. I feel plagued by insecurity.
Ben Affleck

Resemblance Translations

resemblance in Dutch is gelijkenis, overeenkomst
resemblance in French is ressemblance
resemblance in Spanish is parecido
resemblance in Swedish is likhet