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Similarity vs Kinship - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between similarity and kinship

is that similarity is closeness of appearance to something else while kinship is relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption.

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

    Related terms

    * similar

    See also

    * similitude * likeness * alikeness

    kinship

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia kinship) (en noun)
  • relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption
  • relation or connection by nature or character

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