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Meanings of likeness in English

Portuguese
similardidade
Catalan
semblança
Spanish
semejanza

Similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things.

      similardidade
      Portuguese
      semelhança

      Picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing.

            semelhança
            Usage of likeness in English
            1
            The likeness is excellent in the portrait which Horace Vernet drew in.
            Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Volume 03
            2
            But in general they find that you caught the likeness very successfully.
            The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories
            3
            The likeness to the good lady in front of us was unmistakable.
            On the Heels of De Wet
            4
            Naught is as His likeness; and He is the Hearer, the Seer.
            Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side
            5
            She placed his card in her writing-desk; she had his likeness there.
            Beauchamp's Career — Volume 4
            6
            He certainly has an uncanny likeness to my former Leicester City team-mate.
            The Guardian
            7
            Several people recognized the likeness of the late Congressman Adolph Sabath also.
            Ghosts
            8
            Involuntarily he stepped back, and the likeness vanished in the added distance.
            The Moon Rock
            9
            There is a wonderful likeness and coincidence in the thoughts of men.
            The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 / A Mag...
            10
            And Athene, in the likeness of old Mentor, sat at the helm.
            The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy
            11
            Yet similarly to the scene in the library, its earth-likeness was startling.
            A Columbus of Space
            12
            There is very little likeness between the ancient and the modern drama.
            Early European History
            13
            And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.
            The Bible, King James version, Book 26: Ezekiel
            14
            For an instant it assumed the likeness of the face of Annadoah.
            The Eternal Maiden
            15
            The likeness is a good one of Her Majesty in her youth.
            Queen Victoria / Story of Her Life and Reign, 1819-1901
            16
            God sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh .
            Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) / From the Com...
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            Translations for likeness
            Catalan
            semblança
            Spanish
            semejanza
            Likeness through the time
            Likeness across language varieties
            United Kingdom
            Common
            United States of America
            Less common