Word Meanings - REPRESENTANCE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Representation; likeness. Donne.
Related words: (words related to REPRESENTANCE)
- DONNEE
Lit., given; hence, in a literary work, as a drama or tale, that which is assumed as to characters, situation, etc., as a basis for the plot or story. W. E. Henley. That favorite romance donnée of the heir kept out of his own. Saintsbury. - REPRESENTATIONARY
Implying representation; representative. - REPRESENTATION
1. The act of representing, in any sense of the verb. 2. That which represents. Specifically: A likeness, a picture, or a model; as, a representation of the human face, or figure, and the like. A dramatic performance; as, a theatrical - LIKENESS
1. The state or quality of being like; similitude; resemblance; similarity; as, the likeness of the one to the other is remarkable. 2. Appearance or form; guise. An enemy in the likeness of a friend. L'Estrange. 3. That which closely resembles; - WARLIKENESS
Quality of being warlike. - DISLIKENESS
Unlikeness. Locke. - MISREPRESENTATION
Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person's motives. Sydney Smith. Note: In popular use, this word often conveys the idea of intentional - CORDONNET
Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc. McElrath. - LADYLIKENESS
The quality or state of being ladylike. - UNLIKENESS
The quality or state of being unlike; want of resemblance; dissimilarity. Tennyson.