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Semblance Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ance

Semblance has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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"

2

an erroneous mental representation

3

picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing

4

likeness, similarity; the quality of being similar.

Example Sentences
"he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity" noun
"he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction" noun
"the situation soon took on a different color" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
appearance picture
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
color of law simulacrum face value guise disguise verisimilitude apparition irradiation phantom limb Identikit portrait
Rhyming Words
nce ance ince unce ence once vince sence ponce nance munce vance dunce hence bonce ounce nonce gance dance vonce
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