likeness
likeness is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 22 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Appearance or form; guise. An enemy in the likeness of a friend. L'Estrange.
- 2.That which closely resembles; a portrait. [How he looked] the likenesses of him which still remain enable us to imagine. Macaulay.
- 3.A comparison; parable; proverb. [Obs.] He said to them, Soothly ye shall say to me this likeness, Leech, heal thyself. Wyclif (Luke iv. 23).
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- anamorphosis
- bad
- burlesque
- caricature
- daub
- daubing
- distort
- distortion
- exaggerate
- exaggeration
- falsification
- lampoon
- misrepresent
- misrepresentation
- misstatement
- overdraw
- painting
- parody
- scratch
- sign
- take-off
- travesty
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is likeness.
- What is appearance or form; guise. An enemy in the likeness of a friend. L'Estrange called?
- What is that which closely resembles; a portrait. [How he looked] the likenesses of him which still remain enable us to imagine. Macaulay called?
- What is a comparison; parable; proverb. [Obs.] He said to them, Soothly ye shall say to me this likeness, Leech, heal thyself. Wyclif (Luke iv. 23) called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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