らしい

「らしい」is used to express that the subject being discussed exhibits typical characteristics of N.
Comparing 「らしい」and 「みたい」:The subject and object of comparison for 「みたい」 are two things with completely different natures, but they share some similarity. For 「らしい」, the subject and object of comparison share the same nature, and the subject is exhibiting the characteristic of the object. For example: 「今日は暖かくて春みたいな日だ。」 Today is warm like a spring day. (The day is not actually spring, but it has the warmth characteristic of spring.) 「今日は暖かくて春らしい日だ。」 Today is warm like a spring day. (Today is actually a spring day, and it exhibits the typical warmth of spring.)