resemblance

UK /ɹɪˈzɛmbləns/ US /ɹəˈzɛmbləns/
noun 4

Collocations

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(noun.)

ADJ

close, great, marked, remarkable, striking, strong | uncanny | obvious | faint, passing, remote, slight, superficial | physical | family

VERB + RESEMBLANCE

bear, have, show

Her new painting shows a striking resemblance to her mother's artistic style.

see

My daughter's smile bears a striking resemblance to her grandmother's.

RESEMBLANCE + VERB

end

The similarity between the two paintings ends once you look at the details.

PREP

~ between

I noticed a striking resemblance between the two paintings when I visited the museum.

~ to

The old photograph bears a striking resemblance to a famous painting I once saw in a museum.

PHRASES

a point of resemblance

The two paintings share several points of resemblance in their use of color and light.

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