alikeness

a·like  (-lk)

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.

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[Middle English alich (influenced by Old Norse lkr), blend of ilich (from Old English gelc) and anlich (from Old English onlc); see lk- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·likeness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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