likeliness
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Definition of likeliness
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable, usually)The condition or quality of being probable or likely to occur.
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noun
- (uncountable, usually)The condition or quality of being probable or likely to occur.
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(uncountable, usually)Likelihood, probability or chance of occurrence; plausibility or believability.
“The proposed HEA is based on the assumption that each specific error has a certain impact on a system/aircraft state whilst the crew's likeliness to commit this error is decreasing with an increasing number of safeguards against it.”
“To determine the likeliness of an individual in a concept, a membership function is required.”
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(uncountable, usually)Suitability; agreeableness.
“A new competitor may decrease the likeliness of an old hypothesis, but it will usually not change its loveliness.”
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(uncountable, usually)Likeness; similarity.
“No surely, Reason is both the Gift and Image of God, and every Degree of its Improvement is a farther Degree of Likeliness to him.”
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Etymology
From Middle English liklinesse, lyklinesse; equivalent to likely + -ness.
Words you can make from likeliness
191 playable · top: LIKENESS (12 pts)
Best play likeness 12 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
15 words6-letter words
31 words- INKLES 10 pts
- KILLIE 10 pts
- KNEELS 10 pts
- KNELLS 10 pts
- LIKENS 10 pts
- SELKIE 10 pts
- SILKEN 10 pts
- SILKIE 10 pts
- SISKIN 10 pts
- SKEENS 10 pts
- SKEINS 10 pts
- SKELLS 10 pts
- SKENES 10 pts
- SKILLS 10 pts
- SLEEKS 10 pts
- SLINKS 10 pts
- ENISLE 6 pts
- ENSILE 6 pts
- LENSES 6 pts
- LESSEN 6 pts
- LILIES 6 pts
- LISLES 6 pts
- NIELLI 6 pts
- NISEIS 6 pts
- SEINES 6 pts
- SEISIN 6 pts
- SELLES 6 pts
- SENILE 6 pts
- SENSEI 6 pts
- SILENI 6 pts
- SNELLS 6 pts
5-letter words
48 words- INKLE 9 pts
- KEELS 9 pts
- KEENS 9 pts
- KILLS 9 pts
- KILNS 9 pts
- KINES 9 pts
- KNEEL 9 pts
- KNEES 9 pts
- KNELL 9 pts
- LEEKS 9 pts
- LIKEN 9 pts
- LIKES 9 pts
- LINKS 9 pts
- SEEKS 9 pts
- SIKES 9 pts
- SILKS 9 pts
- SINKS 9 pts
- SKEEN 9 pts
- SKEES 9 pts
- SKEIN 9 pts
- SKELL 9 pts
- SKENE 9 pts
- SKIES 9 pts
- SKILL 9 pts
- SKINS 9 pts
- SLEEK 9 pts
- SLINK 9 pts
- ESNES 5 pts
- ISLES 5 pts
- ISSEI 5 pts
- LENES 5 pts
- LENIS 5 pts
- LENSE 5 pts
- LIENS 5 pts
- LINES 5 pts
- LISLE 5 pts
- NILLS 5 pts
- NISEI 5 pts
- SEELS 5 pts
- SEINE 5 pts
- SEISE 5 pts
- SELLE 5 pts
- SELLS 5 pts
- SENES 5 pts
- SENSE 5 pts
- SILLS 5 pts
- SINES 5 pts
- SNELL 5 pts
4-letter words
55 words- EKES 8 pts
- ELKS 8 pts
- ILKS 8 pts
- INKS 8 pts
- KEEL 8 pts
- KEEN 8 pts
- KENS 8 pts
- KILL 8 pts
- KILN 8 pts
- KINE 8 pts
- KINS 8 pts
- KISS 8 pts
- KNEE 8 pts
- LEEK 8 pts
- LEKE 8 pts
- LEKS 8 pts
- LIKE 8 pts
- LINK 8 pts
- SEEK 8 pts
- SIKE 8 pts
- SILK 8 pts
- SINK 8 pts
- SKEE 8 pts
- SKIN 8 pts
- SKIS 8 pts
- EELS 4 pts
- ELLS 4 pts
- ELSE 4 pts
- ESES 4 pts
- ESNE 4 pts
- ESSE 4 pts
- ILLS 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEES 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LENS 4 pts
- LESS 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINS 4 pts
- NESS 4 pts
- NILL 4 pts
- NILS 4 pts
- NISI 4 pts
- SEEL 4 pts
- SEEN 4 pts
- SEES 4 pts
- SEIS 4 pts
- SELL 4 pts
- SELS 4 pts
- SENE 4 pts
- SILL 4 pts
- SINE 4 pts
- SINS 4 pts
3-letter words
30 words2-letter words
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