01 n. Appearance; show; sign; expression.
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Appearance; show; sign; expression.[Obs.]“What of his heart perceive you in his face By any likelihood he showed to-day ?” — Shak.
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Likeness; resemblance.[Obs.]“There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation.” — Sir W. Raleigh.
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Appearance of truth or reality; probability; verisimilitude.
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Statistical probability; probability of being true or of occurring in the future; as, the likelihood of being abducted by aliens is close to zero..