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parallelism

parallelism

1 6.7
A similarity in how two or more things are arranged and how they develop
  • noun
  • /ˌpærəˈlɛlɪzəm/
translation icon : paralelismo
  • As with foreshadowing, parallelisms occur on both small and large scales in the novel.
  • gender parallelism
  • parallelism and gender complementarity
  • psychometric parallelism

Kind of some nice parallelism there between Rise and Fall.

Examples

  • The results of the present study conducted in Turkish culture show parallelism with the results obtained in other cultures.

    Academic text (2011)

  • As in other life arenas, gender complementarity and gender parallelism were the cornerstones of the economies.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Kind of some nice parallelism there between Rise and Fall.

    Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

  • And it looks like there's not quite parallelism between these two lines.

  • Apart from these modifications, the central requirements of the CBM, such as parallelism of tests, were incorporated into our testing procedure.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Much like the foreshadowing device, parallelism is also used by the narrator to create structural cohesion.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The possible parallelism of the public-private distinction to the two Augustinian cities is more problematic.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Here, Heraclitus asserts a thorough-going parallelism between the state of the soul and the nature of its experience.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The large-scale parallelisms are more interesting because they exert a greater influence on the composition.

    Academic text (1992)

  • In mathematics, parallelism is evident when two lines never intersect, remaining equidistant from each other.

Synonyms

analogy
vsparallelism
230 4.9

A comparison of two things that shows how they are similar to help explain something

describes the state of matching structure, meaning, or development
similarity
vsparallelism
157 2.7

A likeness between things that makes them seem related

focuses on matching structure, meaning, or development
parallel
vsparallelism
63 4.4

A similarity between two things or events

focuses more on correspondence in meaning or development
correspondence
vsparallelism
24 4.2

A close match that shows two things are similar

highlights similarity specifically in structure or progression
similitude
vsparallelism
  • Literature
1 9.8

A likeness in how two things look or behave

emphasizes systematic correspondence in structure or development
alikeness
vsparallelism
6.8

The fact of being similar in how something looks or behaves

stresses matching structure, meaning, or development

How Similar

similarity
157 2.7
parallelism
1 6.7
difference
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

parallelism singular
parallelisms plural

Morphology

parallelism = parallel (transparent) = parallel + ism

A straightforward nominalization using the productive suffix '-ism' to indicate the state or quality of being parallel; meaning directly follows from 'parallel'.

Etymology

Parallelism comes from the prefix para- meaning 'beside' and the picture of two lines running next to each other, like train tracks. So parallelism in ordinary use means things that are similar or follow the same pattern 'side by side'.