Likely word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "likely" word

[adv] with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
[adjective] within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"; "a plausible story"
[adjective] has a good chance of being the case or of coming about; "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job"
[adjective] likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss"
[adjective] expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients"; "expected income"

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\Like"ly\, a. [Compar. {Likelier} (l[imac]k"l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Likeliest}.] [That is, like-like. See {Like}, a.] 1. Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story. It seems likely that he was in hope of being busy and conspicuous. --Johnson. 2. Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain. 3. Similar; like; alike. [Obs.] --Spenser. 4. Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome. --Shak. Milton. 5. Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a likely servant.
\Like"ly\, adv. In all probability; probably. While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of nothing that imported him to know. --Glanvill.

Synonyms for likely

apt(p), believable, belike, credible, equiprobable, expected, in all likelihood, in all probability, liable(p), plausible, potential, presumed(a), presumptive, probable, probably, promising, prospective, verisimilar

Antonyms: improbable, unlikely

The fun area, different aproach to word »likely«

Let's analyse "likely" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Three syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YLEKIL. Average typing speed for these characters is 1725 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .-.. .. -.- . .-.. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: likely: 9 + 5 = 14, reduced: 5 (or 3 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: likely: 3 + 9 + 2 + 5 + 3 + 7 = 29, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
K (1)	11	Justice	Charismatic, Quick, Leader, Bold
L (2)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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