sort vs similarity

similarity vs sort

sort and similarity both are nouns.

sort is a verb but similarity is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sort	Yes	No	Yes	No
similarity	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, similarity is a hypernym of sort; that is, similarity is a word with a broader meaning than sort:

sort: an approximate definition or example
similarity: the quality of being similar

sort (noun)	similarity (noun)
an approximate definition or example	the quality of being similar
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality	a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit
a person of a particular character or nature
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

sort (verb)	similarity (verb)
arrange or order by classes or categories
examine in order to test suitability

Difference between sort and similarity

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