Dictionary
like•ness
Pronunciation: (līk'nis), [key]—
n.
1. a representation, picture, or image, esp. a portrait:
to draw a good likeness of Churchill.
2. the state or fact of being like:
I can't get over your likeness to my friend.
3. the semblance or appearance of something; guise:
to assume the likeness of a swan. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.