"likeliness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: likelinesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English liklinesse, lyklinesse; equivalent to likely + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|liklinesse}} Middle English liklinesse, {{m|enm|lyklinesse}} lyklinesse, {{suffix|en|likely|ness}} likely + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} likeliness (usually uncountable, plural likelinesses)
  1. The condition or quality of being probable or likely to occur. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-likeliness-en-noun-fnGVjun2
  2. Likelihood, probability or chance of occurrence; plausibility or believability. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-likeliness-en-noun-o88HKLi8
  3. Suitability; agreeableness. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-likeliness-en-noun-ZUY20A0h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 20 58 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 21 14 51 13
  4. Likeness; similarity. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-likeliness-en-noun-aG3Tm2ai
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: likelihood

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