semblance

Noun
Synonyms: glosscolorcolourillusionlikeness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  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”Synonyms: glosscolorcolour
  2. an erroneous mental representationSynonyms: illusion
  3. picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thingSynonyms: likeness
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Webster's Dictionary (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]
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