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semblance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | color, colour, gloss |
| Type of | visual aspect, appearance |
| Has types | pretence, simulacrum, verisimilitude, camouflage, color of law, colour of law, disguise, face value, guise, pretense, pretext |
he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity.
semblance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | illusion |
| Type of | appearance |
| Has types | apparition, fantasm, irradiation, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, phantom limb, shadow |
Examples of semblance
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We were issued with a slightly better type of gas mask and semblance of uniform.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Even the most laid back employee expects a semblance of professionalism at work.
From the cnn.com
Some semblance of modern international law can therefore be found in this shift.
From the en.wikipedia.org
By the last 15 minutes of the game, any semblance of soccer was only accidental.
From the keepingscore.blogs.time.com
The real pitches soon followed, and with them a three-hour semblance of normalcy.
From the sacbee.com
What remains is a semblance of the foam structures, which is ultimately sintered.
From the sciencedaily.com
You know, I can't be angry at that woman for trying to find a semblance of joy.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
He was getting back to a semblance of himself when all the old emotions returned.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Thanks for the info that these guys could also have a semblance of a breast spot.
From the guardian.co.uk
- 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: an erroneous mental representation
- Likeness: picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
- Likeness, similarity; the quality of being similar; Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form
- The look or appearance of something else, resemblance; a likenesss, image, representation or copy; flase, assumed, or decieiving form or appearance; outward form or appearanc: He had the _____________- of a gentlemen, but his illusion soon disappeared once you got to know him.
- Outward appearance or show; a small portion or limited quantity
