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likeness
noun like·ness \ˈlīk-nəs\
: a picture of a person
: the quality or state of being alike or similar especially in appearance
Full Definition of LIKENESS
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: the quality or state of being like : resemblance
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First Known Use of LIKENESS
before 12th century
Related to LIKENESS
- Synonyms
- icon (also ikon), illustration, image, picture
Synonym Discussion of LIKENESS
likeness, similarity, resemblance, similitude, analogy mean agreement or correspondence in details. likeness implies a closer correspondence than similarity which often implies that things are merely somewhat alike <a remarkable likeness to his late father> <some similarity between the two cases>. resemblance implies similarity chiefly in appearance or external qualities <statements that bear little resemblance to the truth>. similitude applies chiefly to correspondence between abstractions <two schools of social thought showing points of similitude>. analogy implies likeness or parallelism in relations rather than in appearance or qualities <pointed out analogies to past wars>.
LIKENESS Defined for Kids
likeness
noun like·ness \ˈlīk-nəs\
Definition of LIKENESS for Kids
1
: the state of being similar : resemblance
2
: a picture of a person : portrait
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