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English Dictionary: semblance	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for semblance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
semblance n 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" Synonym(s): semblance, gloss, color, colour an erroneous mental representation Synonym(s): illusion, semblance picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing Synonym(s): likeness, semblance
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Semblance \Sem"blance\, n. [F. See {Semblable}, a.] 1. Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form. Thier semblance kind, and mild their gestures were. --Fairfax. 2. Likeness; resemblance, actual or apparent; similitude; as, the semblance of worth; semblance of virtue. Only semblances or imitations of shells. --Woodward.