What does "likelihood" mean?
Likelihood: Likeness; resemblance. [Obs.] There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation. Sir W. Raleigh.
Additional senses
- 2.Appearance of truth or reality; probability; verisimilitude. Tennyson.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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