What does Likeness mean?

Definitions for Likeness
ˈlaɪk nɪslike·ness

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. likeness, alikeness, similitudenoun

    similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things

    "man created God in his own likeness"

  2. likeness, semblancenoun

    picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing

Wiktionary

  1. likenessnoun

    The state or quality of being like or alike; similitude; resemblance; similarity.

  2. likenessnoun

    Appearance or form; guise.

    An enemy in the likeness of a friend.

  3. likenessnoun

    That which closely resembles; a portrait.

    How he looked, the likenesses of him which still remain enable us to imagine.

  4. likenessverb

    To depict.

  5. Etymology: ; from licnes, a shortening of gelicness. The verb is derived from the noun.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Likenessnoun

    Etymology: from like.

    They all do live, and moved are
    To multiply the likeness of their kind. Edmund Spenser.

    A translator is to make his author appear as charming as he can, provided he maintains his character, and makes him not unlike himself. Translation is a kind of drawing after the life, where there is a double sort of likeness, a good one and a bad one. Dryden.

    In such cases there will be found a better likeness, and a worse; and the better is constantly to be chosen. Dryden.

    Never came trouble to my house in the likeness of your grace; for trouble being gone, comfort should remain. William Shakespeare.

    It is safer to stand upon our guard against an enemy in the likeness of a friend, than to embrace any man for a friend in the likeness of an enemy. Roger L'Estrange.

    Poor Cupid, sobbing, scarce could speak,
    Indeed mamma, I did not know ye:
    Alas! how easy my mistake?
    I took you for your likeness Cloe. Matthew Prior.

ChatGPT

  1. likeness

    Likeness refers to the state or quality of being alike or similar, especially in appearance. It can also pertain to a representation, such as a picture or sculpture, of a person or thing.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Likenessnoun

    the state or quality of being like; similitude; resemblance; similarity; as, the likeness of the one to the other is remarkable

  2. Likenessnoun

    appearance or form; guise

  3. Likenessnoun

    that which closely resembles; a portrait

  4. Likenessnoun

    a comparison; parable; proverb

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Likeness in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Likeness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Likeness in a Sentence

  1. Kelli Pearson:

    The face was from two different photos, the neck was from a different photo and the body was from a different photo. It ends up creating an artwork piece, i tried to capture him, the likeness of him smiling and as an athlete.

  2. Michael Inouye:

    The landscape is anything but clear at the moment. on the flip side, if the content were to be popular and the creator were to make revenue off of the artists’ image or likeness then again the artists could similarly request the content to be taken down and potentially sue for any monetary gains.

  3. Sam Gregory:

    It touches also on our fears of death and ideas about the way people could take control of our digital likeness and make us say or do things without any way to stop it.

  4. Deshawn Yeldell:

    This is sacred, Seven universes and seven earths created in seven days; along with seven human likeness that has been given the Spirit of life that has been planted across the spaces of universes separated but connected to God. MillYentei_D.L.Y

  5. Plato:

    The greatest penalty of evildoing - namely, to grow into the likeness of bad men.

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