resembling

Meanings

• adjective

  having a likeness or resemblance

  - "The new model car resembles the old one."
  - "His features resemble those of his father."

• verb transitive

  to be like or similar to

  - "This painting resembles a Monet."
  - "Her behavior resembles that of a child."

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Pronunciation

1. /ɹɪˈzɛmblɪŋ/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2454260"

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Synonyms

duplicate , look like , mirror

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with resembling
resembles , assembles , compostables , dissembles

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Variants

List of all variants of resembling that leads to same result
resemble , resembled , resembles , resembling

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Etymology

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From Old French ressembler, from re- 'again' + sembler 'appear, seem'

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Trivia

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1. The word 'resembling' contains the word 'semblance,' which means the appearance or outward form of something.

2. In mathematics, a function is said to resemble another function if their graphs are similar in some way.

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Related Concepts

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1. similar: A term that is closely related to 'resembling' and means having characteristics in common.

2. analogy: A figure of speech that draws a comparison between two things that are not identical but have some resemblance or commonality.

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Culture

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In literature, 'resembling' is often used to describe the relationship between characters or ideas. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby,' the green light at the end of Daisy's dock resembles Gatsby's idealized image of her.

How to Memorize "resembling"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a pair of shoes. One shoe is old and worn, and the other is new. The new shoe resembles the old one in shape and design.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'resembling' with the word 'similar'. When you see or hear the word 'resembling,' think of the word 'similar' and vice versa.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym R-E-S-E-M-B-L-I-N-G to remember the meaning of 'resembling': Related, Equal, Similar, Exact, Matching, Like, Indistinguishable, Near, Genuine.

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