Definitions for semblanceˈsɛm bləns
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sem•blanceˈsɛm bləns(n.)
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:
1250–1300; < MF, <sembl(er) to seem (see resemble )
Princeton's WordNet
semblance, gloss, color, colour(noun)
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
"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"
illusion, semblance(noun)
an erroneous mental representation
likeness, semblance(noun)
picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
Wiktionary
semblance(Noun)
likeness, similarity; the quality of being similar.
semblance(Noun)
Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.
Webster Dictionary
Semblance(adj)
seeming; appearance; show; figure; form
Semblance(adj)
likeness; resemblance, actual or apparent; similitude; as, the semblance of worth; semblance of virtue
Translations for semblance
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
semblance(noun)
an appearance or likeness
I have to coach them into some semblance of a football team by Saturday.
- gelykenisAfrikaans
- شِبْه، مَظْهَر خارجيArabic
- подобиеBulgarian
- semelhançaPortuguese (BR)
- podoba, zdáníCzech
- die GestaltGerman
- noger, som lignerDanish
- εμφάνιση, ομοιότηταGreek
- aparienciaSpanish
- sarnasus, väljanägemineEstonian
- ظاهرFarsi
- samankaltaisuusFinnish
- semblantFrench
- דִמיוֹןHebrew
- आकृति, रूप, आकारHindi
- sličnost, likCroatian
- hasonlóságHungarian
- kemiripan bentukIndonesian
- líking, svipur, myndIcelandic
- somiglianzaItalian
- 外観Japanese
- 모습Korean
- išvaizda, panašumasLithuanian
- līdzība; līdzīgumsLatvian
- diperlihatkanMalay
- schijnDutch
- skinn, likhetNorwegian
- pozór, podobieństwoPolish
- ظاهرPersian
- ظاهرى ورته والى، يو شانته والى ظاهرى بڼه، شكل، څېرهPashto
- semelhançaPortuguese
- asemănareRomanian
- подобие, сходствоRussian
- zdanieSlovak
- videzSlovenian
- sličnostSerbian
- skepnad, likhetSwedish
- รูปร่าง; ความคล้ายคลึงThai
- görünüm, havaTurkish
- 外觀酷似Chinese (Trad.)
- схожість, подібністьUkrainian
- ظاہری یا اوپری طور پر دھارا ہواUrdu
- sự giốngVietnamese
- 外表Chinese (Simp.)
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