Word Meanings - REPRESENTANCE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Representation; likeness. Donne.

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.