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like·ness Listen to audio/ˈlaɪknəs/ noun
plural like·ness·es
1 [count] : a picture of a person : portrait
a stamp bearing the likeness of a president The painting is a good likeness of her. [=the painting looks very much like her]
2 : the quality or state of being alike or similar especially in appearance [noncount] People always remarked on his likeness [=resemblance] to his late father. There's some likeness between them. [count] There's an uncanny likeness between them. In comparing the two documents, researchers have noted some surprising likenesses. [=similarities]

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