ANALOGY
Scrabble letter values: A1N1A1L1O1G2Y4 = 11
Definition
- noun 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 the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater. — synonyms: doctrine_of_analogy
Examples
- “the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain”
- “the models show by analogy how matter is built up”
- “any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate”