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Meaning of Likening | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The act by which things are likened; a comparison.

Equivalents

العربية التشبيه تشبيه

Examples

“I sometimes, in musing mood, find myself making spontaneous likenings of inanimate to animate nature, comparing the qualities of things to the qualities of men[…]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Likens Liker Likert Likert scale Likes Likest

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