Definition of analogies

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  • analogies is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • analogies is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • analogies is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of analogies


  • the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. doctrine of analogy
  • an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others (noun)
  • drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect (noun)

    Examples

    1. the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain
    2. the models show by analogy how matter is built up

See definition of analogies in Merriam Webster