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 Definitions of semblance  [ˈsɛm bləns]  

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Definition of 'semblance' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) semblance
outward aspect or appearance.

2.  semblance
an assumed or unreal appearance; show.

3.  semblance
the slightest appearance or trace.

4.  semblance
a likeness, image, or copy.

5.  semblance
a spectral appearance; apparition.

Etymology:  (1250–1300; < MF, <sembl(er) to seem (see resemble ))

Definition of 'semblance' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) semblance, gloss, color, colour
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"

2. (noun) illusion, semblance
an erroneous mental representation

3. (noun) likeness, semblance
picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing


Definition of 'semblance' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) semblance
seeming; appearance; show; figure; form

2. (adj) semblance
likeness; resemblance, actual or apparent; similitude; as, the semblance of worth; semblance of virtue


Translation of 'semblance' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: an appearance or likeness
I have to coach them into some semblance of a football team by Saturday.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: gelykenis Arabic flag Arabic: شِبْه، مَظْهَر خارجي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: подобие
Brazilian flag Brazilian: semelhança Czech flag Czech: podoba, zdání German flag German: die Gestalt
Danish flag Danish: noger, som ligner Greek flag Greek: εμφάνιση, ομοιότητα Spanish flag Spanish: apariencia
Estonian flag Estonian: sarnasus, väljanägemine Farsi flag Farsi: ظاهر Finnish flag Finnish: samankaltaisuus
French flag French: semblant Hebrew flag Hebrew: דִמיוֹן Hindi flag Hindi: आकृति, रूप, आकार
Croatian flag Croatian: sličnost, lik Hungarian flag Hungarian: hasonlóság Indonesian flag Indonesian: kemiripan bentuk
Icelandic flag Icelandic: líking, svipur, mynd Italian flag Italian: somiglianza Japanese flag Japanese: 外観
Korean flag Korean: 모습 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: išvaizda, panašumas Latvian flag Latvian: līdzība; līdzīgums
Malay flag Malay: diperlihatkan Dutch flag Dutch: schijn Norwegian flag Norwegian: skinn, likhet
Polish flag Polish: pozór, podobieństwo Persian flag Persian: ظاهر Pashto flag Pashto: ظاهرى ورته والى، يو شانته
Portuguese flag Portuguese: semelhança Romanian flag Romanian: ase­mă­nare Russian flag Russian: подобие, сходство
Slovak flag Slovak: zdanie Slovenian flag Slovenian: videz Serbian flag Serbian: sličnost
Swedish flag Swedish: skepnad, likhet Thai flag Thai: รูปร่าง; ความคล้ายคลึง Turkish flag Turkish: görünüm, hava
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 外觀酷似 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: схожість, подібність Urdu flag Urdu: ظاہری یا اوپری طور پر دھا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự giống Chinese flag Chinese: 外表

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