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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