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icon vs likeness

likeness vs icon

icon and likeness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
icon Yes No No No
likeness Yes No No No
As nouns, likeness is a hyponym of icon; that is, likeness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than icon:
  • icon: a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
  • likeness: picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
icon (noun) likeness (noun)
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
(computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
Difference between icon and likeness

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