Antonyms for alikeness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-lahyk
Phonetic Transcription : əˈlaɪk


Definition of alikeness

Origin :
  • c.1300, aliche, from Old English gelic and/or onlice "similar," from Proto-Germanic *galikam "associated form" (cf. Old Frisian gelik, German gleich, Gothic galeiks, Old Norse glikr; see like (adj.)).
  • noun likeness
Example sentences :
  • The two, so far apart in years, were united by a strong natural bond of sympathy and alikeness.
  • Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber
  • This alikeness is heredity—the fact of similarity between parent and offspring.
  • Extract from : « The Social Direction of Evolution » by William E. Kellicott

Synonyms for alikeness

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