What does likening mean?
Likening means present participle and gerund of liken.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of liken.
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[…]
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Likening means present participle and gerund of liken.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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[…]
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