simple past tense and past participle of likeness

plural of likely

(rare, archaic, dialectal or humorous) Likeable; pleasing; pleasant; agreeable.

Variant of like to or would have liked to.

(Southern US) nearly; almost

(obsolete) To be pleased with.

As is most likely; probably.

(idiomatic, informal) Absolutely not; under no circumstances; no way.

A surname.

(informal) Used to indicate that something is the case and cannot be altered even if the listener does not want it to be the case.