likening

English

likening

likening (plural likenings)

The act by which things are likened; a comparison.
- 1841, The Ladies' Repository (volume 1, page 289)
  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 […]

单词	likening
释义	likening English Verb likening present participle of liken Noun likening (plural likenings) The act by which things are likened; a comparison. 1841, The Ladies' Repository (volume 1, page 289) 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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