LIKENESS


Meaning of LIKENESS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlīk-nəs ]

noun

Date: before 12th century

1. : copy , portrait

2. : appearance , semblance

3. : the quality or state of being like : resemblance

Synonyms:

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 somewhat alike

a remarkable likeness to his late father

some similarity between the two cases

resemblance implies similarity chiefly in appearance or external qualities

statements that bear little resemblance to the truth

similitude applies chiefly to correspondence between abstractions

two schools of social thought showing points of similitude

analogy implies likeness or parallelism in relations rather than in appearance or qualities

pointed out analogies to past wars

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.