likeness
Americannoun
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a representation, picture, or image, especially a portrait.
to draw a good likeness of Churchill.
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the state or fact of being like.
I can't get over your likeness to my friend.
- Synonyms:
- similitude, resemblance
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the semblance or appearance of something; guise.
to assume the likeness of a swan.
noun
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the condition of being alike; similarity
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a painted, carved, moulded, or graphic image of a person or thing
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an imitative appearance; semblance
Etymology
Origin of likeness
before 950; Middle English liknesse, Old English līcnes, variant of gelīcnes. See alike, -ness
Example Sentences
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While many of the young people bearing T-shirts with the president's likeness in the crowd at Saturday's rally in Pointe-Noire expressed confidence in Sassou Nguesso, some pointed to the country's economic worries.
From Barron's
The clean installation helps the viewer to “get” Samaras—his off-kilter intensity and odd self-effacement, in spite of all the focus on his own likeness.
“That’s a good likeness. Ooh, and look, there’s our burrow, Major Puff! Very romantic setting, don’t you think? Just saying.”
From Literature
Along with being the biography of a man, “Heartland” is the tale of a time long before transfer portals; before name, image and likeness deals.
Due to its realistic nature and unauthorized use of the actors’ likenesses, both SAG-AFTRA and MPA were among the first to call out the platform.
From Los Angeles Times
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