likelihood Meaning, Definition & Usage

Like"li*hood noun

Etymology

Likely + -hood.

Definitions

1. Appearance; show; sign; expression. Obs.

   What of his heart perceive you in his face By any likelihood he showed to-day ? Shak.

2. Likeness; resemblance. Obs.

   There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation. Sir W. Raleigh.

3. Appearance of truth or reality; probability; verisimilitude. Tennyson.