About The Word Semblance

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Semblance

Semblance Meaning & Definition
Semblance Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Semblance?

[n] picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
[n] outward or token appearance or form; "he tried to give his actions a semblance of authenticity"; "the situation soon took on a different color"
[n] an erroneous mental representation

Synonyms | Synonyms for Semblance: color | colour | illusion | likeness

Related Terms | Find terms related to Semblance:

See Also | apparition | appearance | appearance | camouflage | color of law | colour of law | disguise | face value | guise | icon | Identikit | Identikit picture | ikon | image | irradiation | phantom | phantom limb | picture | portrait | portrayal | pretence | pretense | pretext | shadow | simulacrum | verisimilitude | visual aspect

Semblance In Webster's Dictionary

\Sem"blance\, n. [F. See {Semblable}, a.] 1. Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form. Thier semblance kind, and mild their gestures were. --Fairfax. 2. Likeness; resemblance, actual or apparent; similitude; as, the semblance of worth; semblance of virtue. Only semblances or imitations of shells. --Woodward.

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