analogy

Definition

A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "Yet the systole and diastole of the heart are not without their analogy in the ebb and flow of love."
• "Is there any analogy, in certain constitutions, between keeping an umbrella up, and keeping the spirits up?"
• "The old analogy likening the human mind to an imperfect mirror, which modifies the images it reflects, occurred more than once to Odo."

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