likeness

n.

1. Similarity

   resemblance, correspondence, similarity, analogy, parallelism, affinity, similitude, congruence, concordance, sameness; see also similarity.

2. A representation

   image, effigy, portrait; see copy, picture 3, representation.

likeness implies close correspondence in appearance, qualities, nature, etc. her remarkable likeness to her sister; similarity suggests only partial correspondence a certain similarity between your problem and mine; resemblance usually implies correspondence in appearance or in superficial aspects the resemblance between a diamond and a zircon; analogy refers to a correspondence between attributes or circumstances of things that are basically unlike the analogy between a computer and the human brain