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- Dictionarylikeness/ˈlʌɪknɪs/
noun
- 1. the fact or quality of being alike; resemblance: "her likeness to him was astonishing" Similar Opposite
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LIKENESS definition: 1. the fact of being similar in appearance: 2. a painting or other image of a person that looks…. Learn more.
1. singular noun. If two things or people have a likeness to each other, they are similar to each other. These myths have a startling likeness to one another. [ + to] There might be a likeness between their features, but their eyes were totally dissimilar. [+ between]
likeness. noun [ C or U ] us / ˈlaɪk.nəs / uk / ˈlaɪk.nəs / Add to word list. the fact of being similar in appearance: There's a definite family likeness around the eyes. a good, remarkable, etc. likeness. a painting or other image of a person that looks very like them: Some people didn't think the statue was a good likeness. See more.
The meaning of LIKENESS is copy, portrait. How to use likeness in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Likeness.
A likeness is a portrait, or a head-turning resemblance. George Washington’s likeness appears on the dollar bill. A potato might bear an uncanny likeness to my grandfather. Likeness has nothing to do with liking someone or something––it’s all about what something looks like.
noun. /ˈlaɪknəs/ [countable, uncountable] the fact of being similar to another person or thing, especially in appearance; an example of this synonym resemblance. Joanna bears a strong likeness to her father. Do you notice any family likeness between them? Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Take your English to the next level.
A pictorial, graphic, or sculptured representation of something; an image. American Heritage. That which closely resembles; a portrait. How he looked, the likenesses of him which still remain enable us to imagine. Wiktionary. Synonyms: semblance. similitude. alikeness. guise. facsimile. equivalence. portrait. image.
noun. a representation, picture, or image, especially a portrait: to draw a good likeness of Churchill. the state or fact of being like: I can't get over your likeness to my friend. Synonyms: similitude, resemblance. the semblance or appearance of something; guise: to assume the likeness of a swan. Synonyms: form, shape. likeness. / ˈlaɪknɪs / noun
likeness. noun [ C, U ] uk / ˈlaɪknəs / us. Add to word list. Add to word list. being similar in appearance: There's a definite family likeness around the eyes. (Definition of likeness from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Define likeness. likeness synonyms, likeness pronunciation, likeness translation, English dictionary definition of likeness. n. 1. The state, quality, or fact of being like; resemblance. 2. A similar appearance; a semblance. 3. A pictorial, graphic, or sculptured representation of...
