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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sem•blance /ˈsɛmbləns/USA pronunciation n. - outward aspect or appearance:[uncountable]I won't continue until there is some semblance of order in here.
- an assumed or unreal appearance;
a show:[countable]a semblance of self-confidence that she was far from feeling. - [countable* usually singular] the slightest appearance or trace:Show us you're capable of at least a semblance of organization.See -semble-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sem•blance (sem′bləns),USA pronunciation 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.
- Middle French, equivalent. to sembl(er) to seem (see resemble) + -ance -ance
- Middle English 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged aspect, exterior, mien, air.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged seeming.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: semblance /ˈsɛmbləns/ n - outward appearance, esp without any inner substance or reality
- a resemblance or copy
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French, from sembler to seem, from Latin simulāre to imitate, from similis like |