Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - likeness
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Likeness
likeness
~ n 1 similarity in appearance between people; resemblance (Hugh's uncanny likeness to his father) 2 a painting or photograph of a person, especially one that looks very like the person; portrait1 (1) (That's a remarkable likeness of Julia.)
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1.
(likenesses) 1. If two things or people have a likeness to each other, they are similar to each other. These myths have a startling likeness to one another... There might be a likeness between their features, but their eyes were totally dissimilar. = similarity N-SING: oft N to/between n 2. A likeness of someone is a picture or sculpture of them. The museum displays wax likenesses of every US president. N-COUNT: with poss 3. If you say that a picture of someone is a good likeness, you mean that it looks just like them. She says the artist’s impression is an excellent likeness of her abductor. N-COUNT: usu sing, usu adj N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
noun Date: before 12th century 1. copy, portrait 2. appearance, semblance 3. the quality or state of being like ; resemblance Synonyms: ~, similarity, resemblance, similitude, analogy mean agreement or correspondence in details. ~ implies a closer correspondence than similarity which often implies that things are merely somewhat alike a remarkable ~ to his late father some similarity between the two cases. resemblance implies similarity chiefly in appearance or external qualities statements that bear little resemblance to the truth. similitude applies chiefly to correspondence between abstractions two schools of social thought showing points of similitude. analogy implies ~ or parallelism in relations rather than in appearance or qualities pointed out analogies to past wars. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
n. 1 (foll. by between, to) resemblance. 2 (foll. by of) a semblance or guise (in the likeness of a ghost). 3 a portrait or representation (is a good likeness). Etymology: OE geliknes (as LIKE(1), -NESS) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
5.
1. сходство; подобие family likeness —- семейное сходство I cannot see much likeness between them —- я что-то не вижу особого сходства между ними after our likeness —- библ. по нашему подобию 2. портрет; фотография to take smb.'s likeness —- писать портрет с кого-л.; снимать кого-л., делать чью-л. фотографию the portrait is a good likeness —- портрет очень похож на оригинал 3. уст. видимость, вид, образ an enemy in the likeness of a friend —- враг под личиной друга Zeus in the likeness of a swan —- Зевс в образе лебедя Id: speaking likeness —- точная копия, живой портрет ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) сходство (between - между, to - с); подобие 2) портрет; to take smb. s likeness - писать с кого-л. портрет; делать чью-л. фотографию, фотографировать кого-л.; a good likeness - схожий портрет 3) обличье, личина, образ; in the likeness of... - под видом..., под личиной... ...Англо-русский словарь
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