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likeness meaning in Sanskrit

साम sāma

/ˈlaɪknəs/

likeness in Sanskrit: साम (sāma), सायुज्य (sā́yujya), साम्य (sāmya), रूपक (rūpaka). In English, likeness means the state or quality of being like or alike.

Sanskrit words for likeness

likeness, similarity
साम sāma, सायुज्य sā́yujya
likeness, sameness, identity with
साम्य sāmya
likeness, image
रूपक rūpaka
likeness; resemblance
मान mā́na
likeness, analogy, a popular maxim or apposite illustration
न्याय nyāyá

English meaning of likeness

  1. noun The state or quality of being like or alike.
  2. noun Appearance or form; guise.
  3. noun That which closely resembles; a portrait.
  4. verb To depict.

Full definition of likeness

likeness in a sentence

  • I bear no likeness to my parents whatsoever.
  • A foe in the likeness of a friend
  • How he looked, the likenesses of him which still remain enable us to imagine.

Synonyms of likeness

likeness in other languages

Questions about likeness in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of likeness in Sanskrit?
Likeness in Sanskrit is साम (sāma), सायुज्य (sā́yujya), साम्य (sāmya), रूपक (rūpaka).
likeness इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Likeness: साम (sāma), सायुज्य (sā́yujya), साम्य (sāmya), रूपक (rūpaka).
What does likeness mean in English?
Likeness means the state or quality of being like or alike.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “likeness”: न्याय, मान, रूपक, साम. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: likeness (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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