likening

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noun

The act by which things are likened; a comparison.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of liken
nounlikening (plural likenings)

plural likenings

  1. The act by which things are likened; a comparison.

    I sometimes, in musing mood, find myself making spontaneous likenings of inanimate to animate nature, comparing the qualities of things to the qualities of men[…]

    1841, The Ladies' Repository, volume 1, page 289
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APA

likening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/likening

MLA

“likening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/likening. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “likening,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/likening.

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