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IPA/ˈɛːnlɪç/
Die beiden Bilder haben ähnliche Motive.
The two pictures have similar motifs.
Er ist seinem Vater ähnlich.
He is similar to his father.
Two things share noticeable features while remaining distinct overall.
jemandem ähnlich sein
be similar to someone
ähnlich aussehen
look similar
gleich: Being nearly identical in appearance or nature, with little to distinguish them.
In bestimmten Merkmalen mit etwas übereinstimmen; nicht völlig gleich sein.
Ähnlich goes back through Middle High German enlich to Old High German anagilih, with later sound changes producing the modern form.