likeness

Other forms of likeness

plural

likenesses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about likeness

What does likeness mean?

likeness means "similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in likeness?

likeness has 2 syllables: like-ness. The stress falls on "like". In IPA it is /ˈlaɪknəs/.

What is another word for likeness?

Close synonyms include alikeness, similitude, semblance. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of likeness?

The recorded antonyms are unlikeness.

Is likeness a common word?

likeness is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.