a·like

(ə-līk′)

adj.

Having close resemblance; similar: The twins are as alike as two peas in a pod. Friends are generally alike in background and tastes.

adv.

In the same manner or to the same degree: They dress and walk alike.

[Middle English alich (influenced by Old Norse ālīkr), blend of ilich (from Old English gelīc) and anlich (from Old English onlīc); see līk- in Indo-European roots.]

a·like′ness n.

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alikeness

(əˈlaɪknəs)

the state or quality of being similar

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Noun

alikeness - similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness"

likeness, similitude

similarity - the quality of being similar

comparability, compare, comparison, equivalence - qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare"

mirror image, reflection, reflexion - a likeness in which left and right are reversed

naturalness - the likeness of a representation to the thing represented; "engineers strove to increase the naturalness of recorded music"

resemblance - similarity in appearance or external or superficial details

spitting image - a perfect likeness or counterpart

alikeness

noun

The quality or state of being alike:

affinity, analogy, comparison, correspondence, likeness, parallelism, resemblance, similarity, similitude, uniformity, uniformness.

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