semblance

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Old French semblance, from semblant, present participle of sembler.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɛm.bləns/
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Noun

semblance (countable and uncountable, plural semblances)

  1. likeness, similarity; the quality of being similar.
  2. the way something looks; appearance; form

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Further reading

  • semblance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • semblance in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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