analogy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.
The proportion or the equality of ratios.
The correspondence of a word or phrase with the genius of a language, as learned from the manner in which its words and phrases are ordinarily formed; similarity of derivative or inflectional processes.

/əˈnæləd͡ʒi/ En-us-analogy.ogg /əˈnalədʒi/ /ənəˈlɔdʒi/ /ˈanəlɔdʒi/

analogy analogies

From Latin analogia, from Ancient Greek ἀναλογίᾱ (analogíā), from ἀνα- (ana-) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, reckoning”).

analogue metaphor simile example homology parable parallelism

analogal analogist analogize counteranalogy disanalogy false analogy nonanalogy proportional analogy violinist analogy

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