Likelihood
Pronunciation : Like"li*hood
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Likely + -hood.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913