resemblance

noun/rɪˈzembləns/CEFR B2

সাদৃশ্য, মিল

Meaning

The fact of looking or being like something else.

Example sentences

  • There is a strong resemblance between them.তাদের মধ্যে গভীর মিল আছে।
  • The film bears no resemblance to the book.ছবিটির সঙ্গে বইটির কোনো মিল নেই।

Common phrases with “resemblance”

  • bear a resemblance toসাদৃশ্য থাকা
  • a striking resemblanceচোখে পড়ার মতো মিল
  • no resemblance whateverকোনো মিলই নেই

A common mistake

She has a resemblance with her mother.→She has a resemblance to her mother.

Resemblance takes to for the thing being matched and between for a pair considered together. The set phrase to learn whole is bears a strong resemblance to.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: similarity, likeness

Antonyms: difference

Similar words, and what each means

  • similarity

    মিল, সাদৃশ্য

    The state of being alike in some way.

  • likeness

    সাদৃশ্য, মিল; প্রতিকৃতি

    The fact of looking similar, or a picture of somebody.

Other English words for “সাদৃশ্য, মিল”

  • similarity

    The state of being alike in some way.

  • likeness

    The fact of looking similar, or a picture of somebody.

Opposite words

  • difference

    পার্থক্য, ভিন্নতা, বিয়োগফল

    The way in which two things are not the same.

“resemblance” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • 'Take after' is inseparable and always means family resemblance in looks or behaviour — keep the two words together.

    Phrasal Verbs with Take →

  • Its closest living relatives are horses and rhinoceroses, not pigs — the resemblance is only in the shape.

    tapir — dictionary →

  • It belongs to the weasel family, alongside otters, badgers and ferrets — the resemblance in the name is a coincidence of sound. It is about the size of a large dog and famous for driving bears off a carcass.

    wolverine — dictionary →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “resemblance” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • প্রশান্তি, শান্তভাব
    • • ছাতা রাখার স্ট্যান্ড
    • • সাদৃশ্য, মিল
    • • প্রাণশক্তি, জীবনীশক্তি
    Show the answer

    সাদৃশ্য, মিল — resemblance (noun) — সাদৃশ্য, মিল. The fact of looking or being like something else.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “resemblance”?

    • • dessert
    • • boxing
    • • similarity
    • • bulb
    Show the answer

    similarity — similarity — মিল, সাদৃশ্য. The state of being alike in some way.

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