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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary like·ness 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 English Etymology likeness O.E. (Northumbrian) licnes, shortened from gelicness (see like (adj.)). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 likeness like·ness / 5laiknEs / noun1. [C, U] the fact of being similar to another person or thing, especially in appearance; an example of this 相像；相似 SYN resemblance :
Joanna bears a strong likeness to her father. 乔安娜长得酷似她父亲。 Do you notice any family likeness between them? 你看没看出他们是一家人,长得像？ 2. [C, usually sing.] a painting, drawing, etc. of a person, especially six that looks very like them (尤指画得像的)肖像,画像: The drawing is said to be a good likeness of the girl's attacker. 据说那幅画像很像袭击那个女孩的歹徒。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English likeness noun ADJ. strong The children all share a strong family likeness. | good | superficial There's a superficial likeness, but they're really very different. | physical | family VERB + LIKENESS see | bear, show She bears a remarkable likeness to her grandmother. PREP. ~ between I can't see any likeness between her children. | ~ to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun agreement or correspondence in details (as of appearance, structure, or quality) FF1C;the remarkable likeness of the two cousinsFF1E; Synonyms: affinity, alikeness, analogy, comparison, resemblance, semblance, similarity, simile, similitude Related Words: equality, equivalence, identicalness, identity, sameness; agreement, conformity, correspondence; analogousness, comparableness, parallelism, uniformity Contrasted Words: difference, dissimilarity, distinction, divergence, divergency; disaffinity, opposition Antonyms: unlikeness Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged like·ness noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English liknesse, from Old English līcnes, probably short for gelīcnes, from gelīc like, alike + -nes -ness — more at like III1. : the quality or state of being like : resemblance , similarity < should have known you anywhere from your likeness to your father — Archibald Marshall > < the likenesses that hold people together … are greater than the unlikenesses that would make them foes — Max Gilstrap > 2. : appearance , form , guise , semblance , shape < low-hanging clouds took on the likeness of a wintry sky — H.A.Chippendale > < modeling … its gods after its own likeness — Agnes Repplier > 3. : a usually visual representation (as of a person) : copy , effigy , portrait < her likeness has appeared on the cover of a … magazine — Newsweek > < a bronze bust … which is an excellent likeness — W.G.MacCallum > |
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