v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Likened p. pr. & vb. n. Likening. ] [ OE. liknen. See Like, a. ] 1. To allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to compare; as, to liken life to a pilgrimage. [ 1913 Webster ]
Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man which built his house upon a rock. Matt. vii. 24. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To make or cause to be like. [ R. ] Brougham. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. gelīcnes. ] 1. The state or quality of being like; similitude; resemblance; similarity; as, the likeness of the one to the other is remarkable. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Appearance or form; guise. [ 1913 Webster ]
An enemy in the likeness of a friend. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. That which closely resembles; a portrait. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ How he looked ] the likenesses of him which still remain enable us to imagine. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things, Syn.alikeness, similitude, Ant.unlikeness, dissimilitude, Example: man created God in his own likeness
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