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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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The meaning of LIKENESS is copy, portrait. How to use likeness in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Likeness.
LIKENESS definition: 1. the fact of being similar in appearance: 2. a painting or other image of a person that looks…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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.
If two things or people have a likeness to each other, they are similar to each other.
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. Definitions on the go.
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...
Likeness definition: The state, quality, or fact of being like; resemblance.
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)
