Semblance Definition

sĕmbləns
noun
Outward form or appearance; aspect.
Webster's New World
Seeming likeness; resemblance.
Webster's New World
A likeness, image, or representation.
Webster's New World
The barest trace; a modicum.
Not a semblance of truth to the story.
American Heritage
False, assumed, or deceiving form or appearance.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Semblance

Noun

Singular:
semblance
Plural:
semblances

Origin of Semblance

  • Middle English from Old French from sembler to resemble semblable

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Semblance Sentence Examples

  • His mouth wore its usual semblance of a smile.

  • It is a serious flaw in the play that the fate of the heroine is virtually decided before the curtain rises, and the poet is obliged to create by theatrical devices the semblance of a tragic conflict which, in reality, does not exist.

  • It had to be difficult to maintain any semblance of authority with a toddler clinging to his face, but he managed to do it.

  • Finally she achieved some semblance of order and left the room.

  • In the house, she removed her camping cookware from the cabinet and started scraping together some semblance of a meal.

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Words Starting With

SSESEM

Words Ending With

ECENCE

Unscrambles

semblance

Words Starting With S and Ending With E

Starts With S & Ends With EStarts With SE & Ends With EStarts With S & Ends With CE

Word Length

9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With S9 Letter Words Ending With E