English Dictionary: likelihood | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Likelihood \Like"li*hood\ (-l[icr]*h[oocr]d), n. [Likely + -hood.] 1. Appearance; show; sign; expression. [Obs.] What of his heart perceive you in his face By any likelihood he showed to-day ? --Shak. 2. Likeness; resemblance. [Obs.] There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation. --Sir W. Raleigh. 3. Appearance of truth or reality; probability; verisimilitude. --Tennyson. |