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likeness vs portrait

portrait vs likeness

likeness and portrait both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
likeness Yes No No No
portrait Yes No No No
As nouns, portrait is a hyponym of likeness; that is, portrait is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than likeness:
  • likeness: picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
  • portrait: any likeness of a person, in any medium
Other hyponyms of likeness include Identikit, Identikit picture, portrayal.
likeness (noun) portrait (noun)
picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing any likeness of a person, in any medium
similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things a word picture of a person's appearance and character
Difference between likeness and portrait

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