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]
▪ a stamp bearing the likeness of a president ▪ The painting is a good likeness of her. [=the painting looks very much like her]







