About The Word Semblance
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Semblance
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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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