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Bedlike vs Belike - What's the difference?

bedlike | belike |

As an adjective bedlike

is resembling a bed.

As a verb belike is

to make like; simulate or belike can be (impersonal) to be pleasing to; please.

As a noun belike is

an object of affection or liking.

As an adverb belike is

(archaic|or|dialectal|northern england) likely, probably, perhaps.

bedlike

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Resembling a bed.
  • * 2001 , Karon Karter, The complete idiot's guide to the Pilates method
    • The carriage is a bedlike platform that slides back and forth within the frame so that you can perform a variety of exercises...

    belike

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Verb

    (belik)
  • To make like; simulate.
  • To be like; resemble.
  • * 2000 , Helen May Dennis, Ezra Pound and poetic influence :
    • The most beautiful passages of Arnaut are in the canzo beginning: Sweet cries and cracks and lays and chants inflected By auzels who, in their Latin belikes .

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

    (belik)
  • (impersonal) To be pleasing to; please.
  • * 1903 , The story of King Arthur and his knights:
    • Yea," said King Arthur, " it belikes me more than any horse that I ever beheld before." " Then," quoth Queen Morgana, "consider it as a gift of reconciliation betwixt thee and me. [...]"
  • To like; be pleased with.
    • Derived terms
    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An object of affection or liking.
    • She will always be one of my belikes .

    Etymology 3

    From .

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (archaic, or, dialectal, Northern England) Likely, probably, perhaps.
  • *, III.1.2.iii:
  • *:For that reason, belike , Homer feigns the three Graces to be linked and tied hand in hand, because the hearts of men are so firmly united with such graces.
  • *1904 , Chesterton,
  • *:And when the pedants bade us mark / What cold mechanic happenings / Must come; our souls said in the dark, / "Belike ; but there are likelier things."
  • * {{quote-book, year=1991, author=Roger Zelazny & Robert Sheckley
    • , title= Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming , publisher=Bantam Books, New York, page=205 , passage=Princess Scarlet fanned herself with the Chinese fan that Supply had provided and, turning to Achmed Ali, said in formal tones, "Belike , sir, I've not seen thy match for overall all-in dancing eftsoons.}}