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- [lahy-kuh n]
- /ˈlaɪ kən/
- /ˈlaɪkən/
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- [lahy-kuh n]
- /ˈlaɪ kən/
Definitions of liken word
- verb with object liken to represent as similar or like; compare: to liken someone to a weasel. 1
- noun liken Point out the resemblance of someone or something to. 1
- transitive verb liken compare 1
- verb liken If you liken one thing or person to another thing or person, you say that they are similar. 0
- verb liken to see or represent as the same or similar; compare 0
- verb transitive liken to represent or describe as being like, or similar; compare 0
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Origin of liken
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
First recorded in 1275-1325, liken is from the Middle English word liknen. See like1, -en1
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Parts of speech for Liken
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
liken popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
liken usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for liken
verb liken
- relate — to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- correlate — If one thing correlates with another, there is a close similarity or connection between them, often because one thing causes the other. You can also say that two things correlate.
- resemble — to be like or similar to.
- assimilate — When people such as immigrants assimilate into a community or when that community assimilates them, they become an accepted part of it.
- link — a torch, especially of tow and pitch.
Antonyms for liken
verb liken
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- differ — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- imbalance — the state or condition of lacking balance, as in proportion or distribution.
- disproportion — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
Top questions with liken
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