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Showing words for LIKENING using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Likening

likening

7 Letter Words for Likening

inkling, kilning, linking

6 Letter Words for Likening

eiking, enlink, ginnel, ginnle, ingine, inking, inlike, inline, kingle, lignin, liking, lining, ningle

5 Letter Words for Likening

eking, engin, genii, genin, glenn, glike, glink, ingle, inken, inkie, inkle, kinin, kleig, klieg, legin, lenin, ligne, liken, likin, linen, linge, linie, linin

4 Letter Words for Likening

engl, enki, gein, genl, gien, gile, gink, ginn, glei, glen, inne, kiel, kiln, kine, king, leng, lien, lige, liin, like, line, ling, link, linn, nein, nike, nile, nine

3 Letter Words for Likening

eik, ekg, eli, elk, eng, enl, gel, gen, gie, gin, ign, ike, ile, ilk, ing, ink, inn, keg, ken, kie, kil, kin, kln, leg, lei, lek, lie, lig, lin, neg, nei, nek, nie, nig, nil, nne

Definitions for Likening

[1] to represent as similar or like; compare: to liken someone to a weasel.
[2] (tr) to see or represent as the same or similar; compare

Words related to Likening

likenrelate, equate, correlate, resemble, assimilate, equal, link, balance, approach, parallel, match, allegorize

Words nearby Likening

likenlike water off a duck's back, like-minded, likelihood, likely, likely as not, liken, likeness, likes of, the, likewise, likin, liking

Origin of Likening

First recorded in 1275–1325, liken is from the Middle English word liknen. See like1, -en1

Words that may be confused with Likening

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, likenlichen, liken

Other words from Likening

un·lik·ened , adjective

Word origin for Likening

C14: from like 1 (adj)

Synonyms for Likening

equate, relate, allegorize, approach, assimilate, balance, correlate, equal, link, match, parallel, resemble, approximate to, be in the same class as, be on a par with, bear comparison, come up to, distinguish between, draw parallel, identify with, make like, notice similarities, put alongside, show correspondence