likeness /ˈlaɪknəs/noun 3verb 1forms 3 noun3 •The state or quality of being like or alike.I bear no likeness to my parents whatsoever. •That which closely resembles; a portrait.How he looked, the likenesses of him which still remain enable us to imagine. •Appearance or form; guise. verb1 •(no longer used) To depict.I have this morning received the photographs of my two boys. The eldest is very well likenessed: the other, perhaps, not so well. — 1857 formslikenessed · likenessing · likenesses