different between similarity vs distinguishment

English

Etymology

From French similarité.

Morphologically similar +? -ity

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?m??læ??ti/
• Rhymes: -æ??ti

Noun

similarity (countable and uncountable, plural similarities)

1. Closeness of appearance to something else.
2. (philosophy) The relation of sharing properties.

   • Hardly is there a similarity detected between two or three facts, than men hasten to extend it to all.

3. (mathematics) A transformation that preserves angles and the ratios of distances

Synonyms

• resemblance

Antonyms

• difference

Related terms

Translations

See also

• likeness
• alikeness

English

Etymology

distinguish +? -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?s?t???.w??.m?nt/

Noun

distinguishment (countable and uncountable, plural distinguishments)

1. A distinction; observation of difference.
   • 1865, John Grote, Exploratio philosophica: rough notes on modern intellectual science, Part 1, University of Cambridge, page 50:

     "We notice what we notice and make it a thing distinguishing it from what else is within our view, partly because, doubtless, it is of such or such a size and shape: but we require more impulse to the notice and distinguishment than this furnishes."

   • 1833; Samuel Lewis Southard, Joseph Hendrickson, Thomas L. Shotwell, Edward Hopper; Argument of Samuel L. Southard: in the case of Stacy Decow and Joseph Hendrickson versus Thomas L. Shotwell, page 157:

     "And first, in your doctrines of God, whom you say is to be known and believed on, as in the distinguishment of three persons...

Antonyms

• similarity

Related terms

• distinction

References

distinguishment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.