likeness — likeness, similarity, resemblance, similitude, analogy, affinity are comparable when they denote agreement or correspondence or an instance of agreement or correspondence in details (as of appearance, structure, or qualities) brought out by a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
likeness — [līk′nis] n. 1. the state or quality of being like; similarity 2. (the same) form or shape; semblance [Jupiter appeared in the likeness of a swan] 3. something that is like; copy, portrait, etc. SYN. LIKENESS implies close correspondence in… … English World dictionary
likeness — O.E. (Northumbrian) licnes likeness, similarity; figure, statue, image, shortened from gelicness; see LIKE (Cf. like) (adj.) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
likeness — ► NOUN 1) resemblance. 2) outward appearance: humans are made in God s likeness. 3) a portrait or representation … English terms dictionary
likeness — index analogy, appearance (look), color (complexion), conformity (agreement), copy, correspondence … Law dictionary
likeness — [n] correspondence in appearance; something that corresponds affinity, agreement, alikeness, analogousness, analogy, appearance, carbon, clone, comparableness, comparison, conformity, copy, counterpart, dead ringer*, delineation, depiction,… … New thesaurus
likeness — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ The children all share a strong family likeness. ▪ exact ▪ That is an exact likeness to the man I saw. ▪ good … Collocations dictionary
likeness — n. 1) to catch a likeness (the artist caught the likeness) 2) to bear a likeness 3) a striking, uncanny likeness 4) a family likeness 5) a likeness between; to * * * [ laɪknɪs] to uncanny likeness a family likeness a striking a likeness between … Combinatory dictionary
likeness — like|ness [ˈlaıknıs] n 1.) [U and C] the quality of being similar in appearance to someone or something = ↑resemblance likeness to ▪ Hugh s uncanny likeness to his father ▪ I can see the family likeness . 2.) a painting or photograph of a person … Dictionary of contemporary English
likeness — [[t]la͟ɪknəs[/t]] likenesses 1) N SING: oft N to/between n 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... There might be a likeness between their… … English dictionary
