Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The condition or quality of being likely.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Likelihood; probability.
- noun obsolete Suitableness; agreeableness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The condition or quality of being likely;
probability ofoccurring ,believability . - noun
Suitableness ;agreeableness ;likeness .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the probability of a specified outcome
Etymologies
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Examples
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Then, participants read all 20 descriptions and rated them on qualities such as likeliness of friendship, likeliness of long-term relationship, honesty and intelligence.
CNN.com 2009
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With modern technology, researchers say they can recreate the face of the woman if they can find her skull and compare its likeliness with the painting.
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For centuries, Anglo-owned companies have exploited the likeliness and legend of the original Americans for profit.
Michael Phillips Moskowitz: We Are All In the Same Tribe Michael Phillips Moskowitz 2012
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For centuries, Anglo-owned companies have exploited the likeliness and legend of the original Americans for profit.
Michael Phillips Moskowitz: We Are All In the Same Tribe Michael Phillips Moskowitz 2012
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For centuries, Anglo-owned companies have exploited the likeliness and legend of the original Americans for profit.
Michael Phillips Moskowitz: We Are All In the Same Tribe Michael Phillips Moskowitz 2012
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And down at the bottom of the likeliness ladder, we have Metal Men and Zatanna … both characters who tend to be ignored by the DC brass, but who I think could be hugely popular if they were marketed right …
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Due in February With New Spectre Short » DVDs Worth Watching 2009
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If you do make a batch of these hot cross buns, don't do it for good luck because in all likeliness you won't be able to help yourself from eating every last one ... long before they gather dust.
Hot Cross Buns Sarah Lenz 2009
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With modern technology, researchers say they can recreate the face of the woman if they can find her skull and compare its likeliness with the painting.
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The fact that that is in all likeliness lost on Ford also amply illustrates his cluelessness (and yours – sorry)
Matthew Yglesias » Harold Ford Calls for Immediate Tax Cuts, Immediate Deficit Reduction 2010
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With modern technology, researchers say they can recreate the face of the woman if they can find her skull and compare its likeliness with the painting.
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