Plural of likeness
regular plural
The plural of likeness is likenesses.
Forms of likeness
| Singular | likeness /ˈlaɪknəs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | likenesses /ˈlaɪknəsɪz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Likenesses in a sentence
- How he looked, the likenesses of him which still remain enable us to imagine.
- Donald Trump has decided instead that the NEH’s funds would be better spent on his own dream project: a sprawling sculpture garden with 250 likenesses of people he deems “American heroes.”2025 April 15, Gal Beckerman, “Looks Like Mussolini, Quacks Like Mussolini”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 16 Apr 2025
- These are exaggerated likenesses of spade-cash, but are not described in any works on coins.1912, Robert Coventry Forsyth, editor, Shantung the Sacred Province of China, Shanghai: Christian Literature Society for China, →OCLC…. From the entry Chungshan
- The likenesses of saints and angels in frescas and windows evoke respect and drown soul into peace and merciness.2013, John Paul, Utopia's Suicide. From the entry merciness
- Likenesses of both savants and savantes proliferated.2000, Elise Goodman, “Picturing Enlightened Women”, in The Portraits of Madame de Pompadour: Celebrating the Femme Savante, University of…. From the entry savante
Meaning of likeness
- noun The state or quality of being like or alike.
- noun Appearance or form; guise.
- noun That which closely resembles; a portrait.
Questions about the plural of likeness
- What is the plural of likeness?
- The plural of likeness is likenesses.
- Is likeness countable?
- Likeness is a countable noun.
Source and license
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