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alikeness

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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.
[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.]
a·likeness n.
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Noun1.alikeness - similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or thingsalikeness - 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
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