Definition of resemblance | Collins English Dictionary

resemblance (rɪˈzɛmbləns)

the state or quality of resembling; likeness or similarity in nature, appearance, etc
the degree or extent to which or the respect in which a likeness exists
something resembling something else; semblance; likeness

reˈsemblant adjective

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British English: resemblance If there is a resemblance between two people or things, they are similar to each other.There was a clear resemblance between the two girls.rɪˈzɛmbləns NOUN There was a clear resemblance between the two girls.
Spanish: parecido nm
French: ressemblance nf
German: Ähnlichkeit nf
Chinese: 类同之处 n
Arabic: تَشَابُه n
Portuguese: semelhança nf
Russian: сходство nnt
Croatian: sličnost nf
Czech: podoba nf
Danish: lighed nutr
Dutch: gelijkenis nf
Finnish: yhdennäköisyys n
Greek: ομοιότητα nf
Italian: somiglianza nf
Japanese: 類似 n
Korean: 유사 n
Norwegian: likhet nm
Polish: podobieństwo nnt
Brazilian Portuguese: semelhança nf
European Spanish: parecido nm
Swedish: likhet nutr
Thai: ความคล้ายคลึง n
Turkish: benzerlik n
Vietnamese: sự giống nhau n

There were several Follows in the computer, but none called Percy and none bearing any resemblance to the librarian.
Anthony Masters, CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
The island bears more than a passing resemblance to the Red Planet.
New Scientist (1999)
Most modern albums bear little resemblance to actual performances, being digitized, seamless "composites" of half a dozen of the best takes.
Edmonton Sun (2003)
This is the climax of a nationwide search for the people who bear an uncanny resemblance to some of the world's biggest stars.
Sun, News of the World (2001)
Q After a few years of marriage I found that my husband bore no resemblance to the man I thought I loved.
Shapiro, Jean, Get the Best out of the Rest of Your Life (1990)