likeness, similarity, resemblance, similitude, analogy mean agreement or correspondence in details. likeness implies a closer correspondence than similarity which often implies that things are merely …

Sandy bears a much stronger likeness to her mother than to her father. A painting, photograph, or other representation described as a good likeness looks very similar to the person or thing it represents.

Definition of likeness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [countable, uncountable] the fact of being similar to another person or thing, especially in appearance; an example of this …

LIKENESS definition: a representation, picture, or image, especially a portrait. See examples of likeness used in a sentence.

4 days ago · Erich thought he observed a likeness between the stranger and a relative of Walther; this led them into the chapter of likenesses, and the strange way in which certain forms repeat …

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.

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 …

like•ness (līk′ nis), n. Fine Art a representation, picture, or image, esp. 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. the semblance …

There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun likeness, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

The quality or state of being similar or resembling someone or something else. "The cartoonist captured the politician's likeness in a humorous caricature." It conveys the notion of similarity, resemblance, or …