likeness

«likeness» in Mova's school dictionary: Being alike or similar; how much one thing looks like… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a likeness, likenesses)

meaning for a pupil

1) Being alike or similar; how much one thing looks like another. tree →

2) A picture, drawing or statue that looks like a real person. tree →

sense in the lessons

In families: "There's a strong likeness between you and your mum." In art lessons: a portrait that is a good likeness looks like the person. Phrases: a strong likeness, a family likeness, a good likeness.

examples

• There is a strong likeness between the twins. tree →
• The painting is a good likeness of the queen. tree →
• I can see the family likeness in your smile. tree →
• The sculptor made a likeness of the famous runner. tree →
• The police drew a likeness of the thief. tree →
• Is the drawing a good likeness? Not really! tree →
• It is not the same Pivi—but there is a kind of likeness. tree →

note

Countable. From "like" + "-ness". Similar: resemblance, similarity. Do not confuse with "liking" (enjoying something).

In the corpora

• In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him;
• the likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the heaven,
• the likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water under the earth;
• Or what likeness will ye compare unto Him?
• And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «likeness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.