'Semblance' definitions:
Definition of 'semblance'
(from WordNet)
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" [syn: semblance, gloss, color, colour]
noun
An erroneous mental representation [syn: illusion, semblance]
noun
Picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing [syn: likeness, semblance]
Definition of 'Semblance'
From: GCIDE
- Semblance \Sem"blance\, n. [F. See Semblable, a.]
- 1. Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form. [1913 Webster]
- Thier semblance kind, and mild their gestures were. --Fairfax. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Likeness; resemblance, actual or apparent; similitude; as, the semblance of worth; semblance of virtue. [1913 Webster]
- Only semblances or imitations of shells. --Woodward. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'semblance'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accordance,
- acting,
- affectation,
- affinity,
- agreement,
- air,
- airiness,
- alibi,
- alikeness,
- alliance,
- analogy,
- angle,
- aping,
- apology,
- appearance,
- approach,
- approximation,
- aspect,
- assimilation,
- atmosphere,
- attitudinizing,
- aura,
- blind,
- bluff,
- bluffing,
- certified copy,
- cheating,
- cloak,
- closeness,
- color,
- coloring,
- community,
- companion,
- comparability,
- comparison,
- configuration,
- conformity,
- copy,
- copying,
- correspondence,
- counterfeit,
- cover,
- cover story,
- cover-up,
- dead ringer,
- deception,
- delusion,
- delusiveness,
- device,
- disguise,
- dissemblance,
- dissembling,
- dissimulation,
- double,
- duplicate,
- ectype,
- effect,
- effigy,
- eidolon,
- exact likeness,
- excuse,
- facade,
- face,
- facet,
- fair copy,
- faithful copy,
- fake,
- fakery,
- faking,
- fallaciousness,
- false air,
- false appearance,
- false front,
- false light,
- false show,
- falseness,
- falsity,
- fashion,
- feature,
- feel,
- feeling,
- feigning,
- feint,
- fellow,
- figure,
- forgery,
- form,
- four-flushing,
- fraud,
- front,
- gestalt,
- gilt,
- gloss,
- guise,
- handle,
- humbug,
- humbuggery,
- icon,
- idealization,
- identity,
- idol,
- illusionism,
- illusionist,
- illusiveness,
- image,
- imago,
- imitation,
- immateriality,
- imposture,
- impression,
- lame excuse,
- light,
- likeness,
- likening,
- lineaments,
- living image,
- living picture,
- locus standi,
- look,
- magic,
- magic act,
- magic show,
- magician,
- manner,
- mask,
- masquerade,
- match,
- mate,
- meretriciousness,
- metaphor,
- mimicking,
- miniature,
- mirroring,
- model,
- mood,
- nearness,
- ostensible motive,
- ostentation,
- outward show,
- parallelism,
- parity,
- pasticcio,
- pastiche,
- phase,
- phasis,
- phony,
- photograph,
- picture,
- playacting,
- poor excuse,
- portrait,
- pose,
- posing,
- posture,
- prestidigitation,
- pretense,
- pretension,
- pretext,
- Prospero,
- protestation,
- public motive,
- put-off,
- reference,
- reflection,
- refuge,
- regard,
- representation,
- resemblance,
- respect,
- rubbing,
- sameness,
- screen,
- seeming,
- shadow,
- sham,
- shape,
- show,
- showing,
- side,
- similarity,
- simile,
- similitude,
- simulacrum,
- simulation,
- slant,
- sleight of hand,
- smoke screen,
- sorcerer,
- sorcery,
- specious appearance,
- speciousness,
- spit and image,
- spitting image,
- stalking-horse,
- stratagem,
- style,
- subterfuge,
- total effect,
- trace,
- tracing,
- trick,
- twin,
- twist,
- unactuality,
- unreality,
- unsubstantiality,
- varnish,
- veil,
- veneer,
- very image,
- very picture,
- view,
- viewpoint,
- window dressing,
- wise