analogy
pronunciation
How to pronounce analogy in British English:
UK [əˈnælədʒi]
How to pronounce analogy in American English:
US [əˈnælədʒi]
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- Noun:
- an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
- drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
- the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; language can point in the right direction but any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate
Word Origin
- analogy (n.)
- 1540s (perhaps early 15c.), from Old French analogie or directly from Latin analogia, from Greek analogia "proportion," from ana- "upon, according to" (see ana-) + logos "ratio," also "word, speech, reckoning" (see logos). A mathematical term used in a wider sense by Plato.
Example
- 1. The charlie chaplin analogy might be useful here .
- 2. That analogy is useful . But it can be overdone .
- 3. What is the analogy to that core today ?
- 4. The analogy with a computer database is not perfect .
- 5. A sports analogy may help explain what I mean .