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Assent vs Similarity - What's the difference?

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Assent is a related term of similarity.


As nouns the difference between assent and similarity

is that assent is agreement, act of agreeing while similarity is closeness of appearance to something else.

As a verb assent

is to agree to, give approval.

assent

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To agree to, give approval.
  • * Macaulay
  • The princess assented to all that was suggested.
  • To admit a thing as true.
  • * Bible, Acts xxiv. 9
  • And the Jews also assented , saying that these things were so.

    Synonyms

    * accede *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • agreement, act of agreeing
  • I will give this act my assent .

    Synonyms

    *

    Anagrams

    * ----

    similarity

    English

    Noun

    (similarities)
  • Closeness of appearance to something else.
  • (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. — Sir W. Hamilton.

    Synonyms

    * resemblance

    See also

    * similitude * likeness * alikeness