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Homogeneity vs Simular - What's the difference?

homogeneity | simular |

As nouns the difference between homogeneity and simular

is that homogeneity is the state or quality of being homogeneous while simular is (archaic) one who pretends to be what he is not; one who, or that which, simulates or counterfeits something; a pretender.

As an adjective simular is

(obsolete|rare) false; specious; counterfeit.

homogeneity

English

Noun

(homogeneities)
  • The state or quality of being homogeneous.

    • simular

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete, rare) false; specious; counterfeit
  • * (rfdate) Shakespeare
    • Thou simular man of virtue.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) One who pretends to be what he is not; one who, or that which, simulates or counterfeits something; a pretender.
  • * 1605 , , III. ii. 54:
    • Hide thee, thou bloody hand, / Thou perjured, and thou simular of virtue / That art incestuous.
  • * (rfdate) , Doctrinal treatises and introductions to different portions of the Holy Scriptures :
    • Christ calleth the Pharisees hypocrites, that is to say, simulars , and painted sepulchres.
    (Webster 1913) ----