likened

Meanings

• having the quality or relation of being similar or comparable to something else

  - "The new car is likened to a sports bike."
  - "The small, furry creature is likened to a hamster."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with likened
line , divine , inevitable , precipitate , magnate , conglomerate , monopolize , oligopolize

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Homophones

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1. like
   

2. lite
   

3. lie
   

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Variants

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liken , likened , likening , likens , liken to , likened to , likening to , likens to

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Forms

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liken (v), likened (v), likeness (n), likeners (n), likenedly (adv), likenability (n), likenment (n)

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Etymology

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Old English lician, meaning 'to be similar or resemble'.

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Related Concepts

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1. simile: A figure of speech that directly compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'She runs like a deer' or 'He sings as sweetly as a bird'. Similes are often used to make comparisons more vivid and memorable.

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Culture

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In various cultures, the concept of being likened to something else holds significant meaning. For example, in Hinduism, the concept of 'avatara' refers to a divine being descending to earth in human or animal form to save humanity. Similarly, in Christian theology, the concept of Christ as the 'Word made flesh' refers to the belief that God became human in the form of Jesus Christ to save humanity. In both these examples, the concept of being likened to a divine being holds significant cultural and religious significance.

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