semblance
[ sem-bluhns ]
/ ˈsɛm bləns /
noun
outward aspect or appearance.
an assumed or unreal appearance; show.
the slightest appearance or trace.
a likeness, image, or copy.
a spectral appearance; apparition.
Origin of semblance
Words nearby semblance
semarang,
semasiology,
sematic,
sematology,
semblable,
semblance,
semei-,
semeiology,
semeiotic,
semeiotics,
semele
Example sentences from the Web for semblance
British Dictionary definitions for semblance
semblance
/ (ˈsɛmbləns) /
noun
outward appearance, esp without any inner substance or reality
a resemblance or copy
Word Origin for semblance
C13: from Old French, from
sembler to seem, from Latin
simulāre to imitate, from
similis like