Definition of Likeniss
Like"ness, n. [AS.
gelīcnes.] 1. The state or quality
of being like; similitude; resemblance; similarity; as, the
likeness of the one to the other is remarkable.
2. Appearance or form; guise.
An enemy in the likeness of a
friend. L'Estrange.
3. That which closely resembles; a
portrait.
[How he looked] the likenesses of him which
still remain enable us to imagine. Macaulay.
4. A comparison; parable; proverb.
[Obs.]
He said to them, Soothly ye shall say to me this
likeness, Leech, heal thyself. Wyclif (Luke
iv. 23).
Syn. -- Similarity; parallel; similitude; representation;
portrait; effigy.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
LIKENESS. A phrase used by thieves when the officers
or turnkeys are examining their countenance. As the
traps are taking our likeness; the officers are attentively
observing us.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- the quality or state of being like
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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