semblance meaning

UK US /ˈsɛmbləns/ 2 syllables

semblance (noun): an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading.

semblance has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

semblance as a 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

    Synonyms: gloss, color, colour

    Type of: appearance

    Kinds: color of law, simulacrum, face value, guise, disguise, verisimilitude

  2. an erroneous mental representation

    Synonyms: illusion

    Type of: appearance

    Kinds: apparition, irradiation, phantom limb

  3. picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing

    Synonyms: likeness

    Type of: picture

    Kinds: Identikit, portrait

How to pronounce semblance

semblance is pronounced /ˈsɛmbləns/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SE · words ending in CE · 9-letter words

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