- Home
- Idioms
- likes of, the
likes of, the
likes of, the
Also, the like of one. An equivalent or very similar person or thing; an equal or match. For example, I've never seen the likes of this before, or We'll never see his like again. This expression today is almost always put in a negative context. [Mid-1500s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Lynne | | LIN | English |
Margaid | | - | Manx |
Seleucus | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
Kaolin | | - | English (Rare) |
Ceferino | | the-fe-REE-no (Spanish), se-fe-REE-no (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
ApolÔNia | | ə-poo-LAW-nyə | Portuguese (Brazilian) |