analogous
Meaning of analogous
- comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared.
they saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects as analogous to that of father and children
mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek analogos ‘proportionate’ + -ous.
Information about analogous
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of analogous
anal-o-gous
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- analogous is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
analogous synonyms
Meaning correspondent:
Meaning able to be likened to another; similar:
Meaning occurring or existing at the same time or in a similar way; corresponding:
Meaning having a resemblance in appearance, character, or quantity, without being identical:
Meaning (of a person or thing) having similar qualities or characteristics to another person or thing:
Meaning analogous or equivalent in character, form, or function; comparable:
Meaning belonging to the same family, group, or type; connected:
Meaning similar in kind; related:
Meaning corresponding in pattern, colour, or design; complementary:
Meaning related; connected:
Meaning equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc:
Meaning made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis; showing symmetry:
Meaning (of organs) similar in position, structure, and evolutionary origin but not necessarily in function:
analogous antonyms
Meaning not the same; different:
Meaning not related or linked:
Translation of analogous
Words that rhyme with analogous
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