# likeliness

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The condition or quality of being probable or likely to occur.
2. Likelihood, probability or chance of occurrence; plausibility or believability.
3. Suitability; agreeableness.
4. Likeness; similarity.

## Etymology
From Middle English liklinesse, lyklinesse; equivalent to likely + -ness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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