See also: selfsimilar English Etymology From self- + similar. Adjective self-similar (comparative more self-similar, superlative most self-similar) Having self-similarity; having parts that resemble the whole, as a fractal has. Related terms self-similarity Translations having parts that resemble the whole Czech: soběpodobný n Russian: самоподо́бный (ru) m (samopodóbnyj), самоподо́бная (ru) f (samopodóbnaja), самоподо́бное (ru) n (samopodóbnoje) Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.