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likeness - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'likeness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Likeness [ n.]
- The state or quality of being like; similitude; resemblance; similarity; as, the likeness of the one to the other is remarkable.
- Appearance or form; guise.
- That which closely resembles; a portrait.
- A comparison; parable; proverb.

Meaning of 'likeness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . likeness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
Example in sentence:
  • man created God in his own likeness

Nearby Words:

likable like like-minded likeable liked likehood likelihood likeliness likely liken

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