resemblance vs likeness

resemblance and likeness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
resemblance	Yes	No	No	No
likeness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, likeness is a hypernym of resemblance; that is, likeness is a word with a broader meaning than resemblance:

resemblance: similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
likeness: similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things

Other hypernyms of resemblance include alikeness, similitude.

resemblance (noun)	likeness (noun)
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details	picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
	similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things