semblance

[SemĀ·blance]

Semblance is all about illusion. Cramming all of your dirty clothes into the closet gives the semblance, or false appearance, that you've done your laundry but the stench might give you away.

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Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.

Noun
picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing

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"

Noun
an erroneous mental representation


a.
Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.

a.
Likeness; resemblance, actual or apparent; similitude; as, the semblance of worth; semblance of virtue.


Semblance

Sem"blance , n. [F. See Semblable, a.] 1. Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.
Thier semblance kind, and mild their gestures were.
2. Likeness; resemblance, actual or apparent; similitude; as, the semblance of worth; semblance of virtue.
Only semblances or imitations of shells.

Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.

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Usage Examples

The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood, until the time comes for them to depart this life, again like children, neither tired of living nor aware of death.

For, when with beauty we can virtue join, We paint the semblance of a form divine.

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Other Usage Examples

Many men are deeply moved by the mere semblance of suffering in a woman they take the look of pain for a sign of constancy or of love.

Though I still have no semblance of a life outside of Nine Inch Nails at the moment, I realize my goals have gone from getting a record deal or selling another record to being a better person, more well-rounded, having friends, having a relationship with somebody.

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