What does "likening" mean?

The act by which things are likened; a comparison.

What is a synonym for "likening"?

Common synonyms include: accordance, agreement, allegory, alliance, analogy, approach.

Likening

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
The act by which things are likened; a comparison.
"I sometimes, in musing mood, find myself making spontaneous likenings of inanimate to animate nature, comparing the qualities of things to the qualities of men[…]"
2
the act of comparing similarities wordnet

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of liken form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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accordance agreement allegory alliance analogy approach

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"I sometimes, in musing mood, find myself making spontaneous likenings of inanimate to animate nature, comparing the qualities of things to the qualities of men[…]"

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