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Meaning of 'semblance' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Semblance [ a.]
- Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.
- Likeness; resemblance, actual or apparent; similitude; as, the semblance of worth; semblance of virtue.

Meaning of 'semblance' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . semblance [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
Example in sentence:
  • he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity;
  • he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction;
  • the situation soon took on a different color

Nearby Words:

semaeostomata semaphore semaphoric semaphorical semaphorically semaphorist sematology sematrope semblable semblably

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