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like·ness
 likeness
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- pronunciation:
- laIk
nihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the condition or quality of resembling, representing, or being similar; similarity.
There is an obvious likeness between her first two novels.That portrait is amazing in its likeness of you.- synonyms:
- resemblance, similarity, similitude
- antonyms:
- dissimilarity, unlikeness
- similar words:
- affinity, identity, sameness, semblance
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| definition 2: |
a picture, portrait, or other representation.
A likeness of the colonel hung on the wall in the dining room.He offered to paint her likeness.- synonyms:
- icon, image, portrait, simulacrum
- similar words:
- bust, caricature, drawing, effigy, picture, portrayal, representation, statue
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| definition 3: |
the semblance of something; exact appearance.
The goddess took on the likeness of a human.- synonyms:
- double, duplicate, image, look-alike, match, ringer, spitting image, twin
- similar words:
- clone, facsimile, replica, reproduction
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| related words: |
analogy, cognate, compare, comparison, double, duplicate, image, miniature, portrait |
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