likeness

  • 1likeness — 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… …

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  • 2Likeness — Like ness, n. [AS. gel[=i]cnes.] 1. The state or quality of being like; similitude; resemblance; similarity; as, the likeness of the one to the other is remarkable. [1913 Webster] 2. Appearance or form; guise. [1913 Webster] An enemy in the… …

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  • 3likeness — [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… …

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  • 4likeness — O.E. (Northumbrian) licnes likeness, similarity; figure, statue, image, shortened from gelicness; see LIKE (Cf. like) (adj.) + NESS (Cf. ness) …

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  • 5likeness — ► NOUN 1) resemblance. 2) outward appearance: humans are made in God s likeness. 3) a portrait or representation …

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  • 6likeness — index analogy, appearance (look), color (complexion), conformity (agreement), copy, correspondence …

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  • 7likeness — [n] correspondence in appearance; something that corresponds affinity, agreement, alikeness, analogousness, analogy, appearance, carbon, clone, comparableness, comparison, conformity, copy, counterpart, dead ringer*, delineation, depiction,… …

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  • 8likeness — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ The children all share a strong family likeness. ▪ exact ▪ That is an exact likeness to the man I saw. ▪ good …

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  • 9likeness — 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 …

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  • 10likeness — 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 …

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