semblance

  • 31semblance — n 1. aspect, appearance, demeanor, mien, air, cast, look; countenance, visage, complexion, feature, face. 2. disguise, camouflage, mask, cloak, incognito; covering, concealment, masquerade; guise, pretense, cover, cover up; show, veneer, fagade,… …

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  • 32semblance — sem·blance …

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  • 33semblance — sem•blance [[t]ˈsɛm bləns[/t]] n. 1) outward aspect or appearance 2) an assumed or unreal appearance; show 3) the slightest appearance or trace 4) a likeness, image, or copy 5) a spectral appearance; apparition • Etymology: 1250–1300; < MF,… …

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  • 34semblance — /ˈsɛmbləns / (say sembluhns) noun 1. an outward aspect or appearance. 2. an assumed or unreal appearance; a mere show. 3. a likeness, image, or copy. {Middle English, from Old French, from sembler be like, seem, from Latin similāre, for simulāre} …

  • 35semblance — see SIMILAR …

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  • 36vray-semblance — Vray semblance. s. f. Apparence de verité. Il n y a pas de vray semblance à tout ce que vous dites. cela choque la vray. semblance. sans vray semblance. hors de la vray. semblance. contre les regles de la vray semblance. garder, observer la vray… …

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  • 37A Semblance of Normality — Infobox Album | Name = A Semblance of Normality Type = studio Artist = Skyclad Released = June 21, 2004 Recorded = Genre = Folk metal Length = 47:19 Label = Demolition Records Producer = Kevin Ridley Reviews = *Allmusic… …

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  • 38(a) semblance of something — a/some/semblance of something phrase a situation in which something only appears in a small amount The country was finally returning to some semblance of normality. Thesaurus: small amounts of a feeling or qualitysynonym Main entry: semblance …

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  • 39some semblance of something — a/some/semblance of something phrase a situation in which something only appears in a small amount The country was finally returning to some semblance of normality. Thesaurus: small amounts of a feeling or qualitysynonym Main entry: semblance …

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  • 40have a certain semblance — index appear (seem to be) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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