likeness

/'laiknis/
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likeness

A child draws a good likeness of her mother.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A picture or representation of a person or thing: A visual depiction, such as a portrait, photograph, or sculpture, that shows what someone or something looks like.
    • The quality or state of being alike; resemblance: The similarity in appearance, character, or nature between two or more persons or things.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The artist painted a remarkable likeness of the queen.
    • There is a strong family likeness between the two sisters.
    • The ancient myth says man was created in God's likeness.
Advanced Usage
  • "To take someone's likeness": To create a portrait or image of someone.
    • The sculptor was commissioned to take the mayor's likeness in bronze.
  • "In the likeness of": In the form or appearance of.
    • The story features a spirit appearing in the likeness of a wise old man.
Variants and Related Words
  • Like (preposition, adjective, verb, conjunction, adverb, noun): Having similar characteristics; to find agreeable. (Note: This is the root word, but "likeness" specifically refers to the state or a representation of similarity.)
  • Alikeness (noun): A less common synonym for "likeness" meaning resemblance.
  • Likenesses (plural noun): Multiple representations or instances of resemblance.
Synonyms
  • Resemblance: The state of being similar, especially in appearance.
  • Similarity: The quality of being alike.
  • Portrait: A painting, drawing, or photograph of a person.
  • Image: A representation of the form of a person or object.
Antonyms
  • Difference: The state of being unlike or dissimilar.
  • Unlikeness: The quality of being different.
  • Dissimilarity: Lack of resemblance.
Related Phrases
  • "Spitting image" (idiom): An exact likeness.
    • The boy is the spitting image of his father when he was young.
  • "Bear a likeness to": To show a resemblance to.
    • The new building bears a striking likeness to the ancient temple.
likeness

A child draws a good likeness of her mother.

Noun
  1. picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
  2. similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
    • man created God in his own likeness

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