noun

likeness

LYK-nuhs

noun

The quality of resembling someone or something; a similarity.

"There's a striking likeness between the two sisters."

A picture, sculpture, or other representation of a person.

"The artist captured a good likeness of the president."

How to Use Likeness

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither how alike two things look, or a portrait/image of someone.

Easily confused with

likelihood →

Common pairings

a good likeness bear a likeness to

likenessed past tense, likenesses plural, likenesses singular

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There's a striking _____ between the two sisters.

From Old English līcness, built from like plus the noun suffix -ness.

similarity

similarity

oneness idleness lateness rudeness niceness cuteness awareness whiteness closeness politeness gentleness uniqueness

similarity