analogy
21analogy — a|nal|o|gy [ ə nælədʒi ] noun count or uncount * a comparison between two situations, processes, etc. that is intended to show that the two are similar: He uses the analogy of the family to explain the role of the state. draw an analogy (=make an …
22analogy — [[t]ənæ̱ləʤi[/t]] analogies N COUNT: oft N between/with n If you make or draw an analogy between two things, you show that they are similar in some way. The analogy between music and fragrance has stuck …
23analogy — A comparison between things based upon observations of a significant similarity between them, while acknowledging that they are otherwise dissimilar. Makers of analogies generally infer that if these things are so similar then they are… …
24analogy — a•nal•o•gy [[t]əˈnæl ə dʒi[/t]] n. pl. gies 1) a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based: the analogy between the heart and a pump[/ex] 2) similarity or comparability: I see no analogy between our… …
25analogy — /əˈnælədʒi / (say uh naluhjee) noun (plural analogies) 1. an agreement, likeness, or correspondence between the relations of things to one another; a partial similarity in particular circumstances on which a comparison may be based: the analogy… …
26analogy — noun A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation. Yet the systole and diastole of the heart are not without their analogy in the ebb and …
27analogy — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. relationship, similarity, resemblance, parallel; see similarity . See Synonym Study at likeness . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [uh NAL uh jee] A comparison between two similar or dissimilar things.… …
28analogy — noun there s a thinly veiled analogy between his fiction and his real life Syn: similarity, parallel, correspondence, likeness, resemblance, correlation, relation, kinship, equivalence, similitude, metaphor, simile See note at likeness Ant …
29analogy — [əˈnælədʒi] noun [C/U] a comparison between two things that shows how they are similar He uses the analogy of the family to explain the role of the state.[/ex] …
30analogy — This word (from the Greek analogia, meaning proportion or resemblance ), in general, refers to a comparison of two objects that highlights their similarities while acknowledging their differences. Analogy implies that if two things agree in… …
