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   like·ness

   /ˈlīknəs/

   noun

   • 1. the fact or quality of being alike; resemblance: "her likeness to him was astonishing" Similar resemblancesimilarityalikenesssamenesssimilitudecongruityaffinitycorrespondenceanalogyparallelismagreementrelationshipidentityidenticalnessuniformityconformityequivalenceOpposite dissimilarity
   • ▪ the semblance, guise, or outward appearance of: "humans are described as being made in God's likeness" Similar semblanceguiseappearanceoutward formformshapeimageaspectcharactermien
   • ▪ a portrait or representation: "the only known likeness of Dorothy as a young woman" Similar representationimagedepictionportrayaldelineationprofilepicturedrawingsketchartist's impressionpaintingportraitphotographstudybuststatuestatuettesculptureicon

   Word Origin Old Englishgelīknes (see alike, -ness).

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • K

     5

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • S

     1

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