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(sembləns)
uncountable noun
If there is a semblance of a particular condition or quality, it appears to exist, even though this may be a false impression.
[formal]
At least a semblance of normality has been restored to parts of the country. [+ of]
They had nursed Peter back to some semblance of health.
Synonyms: appearance, show, form, air More Synonyms of semblance

semblance in British English

(ˈsɛmbləns)
noun
1. 
outward appearance, esp without any inner substance or reality
2. 
a resemblance or copy
Word origin
C13: from Old French, from sembler to seem, from Latin simulāre to imitate, from similis like

semblance in American English

(ˈsɛmbləns)
noun
1. 
outward form or appearance; aspect
2. 
seeming likeness; resemblance
3. 
a likeness, image, or representation
4. 
false, assumed, or deceiving form or appearance
5. 
mere empty show; pretense
SIMILAR WORDS:  apˈpearance
Word origin
ME < OFr < sembler, to seem, appear < L similare, to make like < similis, like: see same

Examples of 'semblance' in a sentence
semblance

The need to impose a semblance of normal life behind the wire was a stubborn one.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
Let them at least have the semblance of normality in their early years.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This at least has a vague semblance of reality.
The Sun (2014)
In this case an independent press and media become vital for maintaining any semblance of democracy.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The energy that provoked the first semblance of life may also have been geothermal rather than solar.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He longs for human contact and a semblance of normality.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And that means a balancing act between bringing in fresh faces and maintaining some semblance of experience.
The Sun (2011)
But with help she is slowly returning to a semblance of normal life.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But things are getting back to some semblance of normality.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Not if you're to maintain any semblance of being a serious person.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Despite the horror and destruction, a semblance of life goes on.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
If they had any semblance of control over this match, they completely lost that after half an hour too.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Although these connections do not really exist, they do give us the semblance of control over what happens to us.
Claudia Hammond EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER: A Journey Through the Science of Feelings (2005)
A semblance of normality is returning.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Now I find it hard to distinguish between the semblance and the reality.
Pamela Norris Words Of Love: Passionate Women from Heloise to Sylvia Plath (2006)
Sixteen years on, Srebrenica has regained a semblance of normality.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It will be a long process, though, before a semblance of normality returns.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
To maintain a semblance of sovereignty, the taskforce has been given static tasks, guarding major sites and installations.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I was still struggling to maintain some semblance of a system, and one morning the time came to spend an hour in prayer.
Christianity Today (2000)
He brings neither huge experience nor formidable physical presence to the game, which England must win to restore some semblance of credibility.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)

In other languages
semblance

British English: semblance NOUN
If there is a semblance of a particular condition or quality, it appears to exist, even though this may be a false impression.
At least a semblance of normality has been restored to parts of the country.
  • American English: semblance
  • Brazilian Portuguese: aparência
  • Chinese: 表象
  • European Spanish: apariencia
  • French: semblant
  • German: Anschein
  • Italian: parvenza
  • Japanese: 見せかけ
  • Korean: 외관
  • European Portuguese: aparência
  • Latin American Spanish: apariencia

(noun) 
Definition
outward or superficial appearance
They had nursed Peter back to some semblance of health.
Synonyms
appearance
They gave the appearance of being on both sides.
show
We need to make a show of acknowledging their expertise.
form
The rejoicing took the form of exuberant masquerades.
air
The meal gave the occasion an almost festive air.
figure
a life-size bronze figure of a woman
front
He kept up a brave front.
image
We are financially clean but we do need to improve our image.
bearing
She later wrote warmly of his bearing and behaviour.
aspect
The snowy tree assumed a lifeless aspect.
mask
His mask cracked, and she saw an angry and violent man.
similarity
the astonishing similarity between my brother and my eldest son
resemblance
There was a remarkable resemblance between them.
guise
The workers are being dismissed under the guise of a reorganization.
façade
At work they hid their dislike of each other behind a façade of cheerfulness.
pretence
He claimed the police beat him up under the pretence that he was resisting arrest.
veneer
He was able to fool people with his veneer of intellectuality.
likeness
a disservice in the likeness of a favour
mien (literary)
his mild manner and aristocratic mien
Seefront

Nearby words of
semblance

  • sell someone short
  • seller
  • selling
  • semblance
  • semen
  • semidarkness
  • seminal

Synonyms of 'semblance'

semblance

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of façade
At work they hid their dislike of each other behind a façade of cheerfulness.
Synonyms
show,
front,
appearance,
mask,
exterior,
guise,
pretence,
veneer,
semblance
in the sense of figure
Definition
a representation in painting or sculpture, esp. of the human body
a life-size bronze figure of a woman
Synonyms
representation,
image,
likeness
in the sense of form
Definition
the particular mode in which a thing or person appears
The rejoicing took the form of exuberant masquerades.
Synonyms
mode,
character,
shape,
appearance,
arrangement,
manifestation,
guise,
semblance,
design
in the sense of front
Definition
an outward appearance
He kept up a brave front.
Synonyms
appearance,
look,
show,
face,
air,
bearing,
aspect,
manner,
expression,
exterior,
countenance (literary),
demeanour,
mien (literary)
in the sense of guise
Definition
a false appearance
The workers are being dismissed under the guise of a reorganization.
Synonyms
pretence,
show,
mask,
disguise,
face,
front (informal),
aspect,
façade,
semblance
in the sense of image
Definition
the appearance or impression given to the public by a person or organization
We are financially clean but we do need to improve our image.
Synonyms
profile,
face,
front (informal),
role,
mask,
persona,
façade,
public face,
public impression,
assumed role,
avatar
in the sense of likeness
Definition
an imitative appearance
a disservice in the likeness of a favour
Synonyms
appearance,
form,
guise,
semblance
in the sense of mask
Definition
behaviour that hides one's true feelings
His mask cracked, and she saw an angry and violent man.
Synonyms
façade,
disguise,
show,
front (informal),
cover,
screen,
blind,
cover-up,
veil,
cloak,
guise,
camouflage,
veneer,
semblance,
concealment
in the sense of mien
Definition
a person's manner, bearing, or appearance
his mild manner and aristocratic mien
Synonyms
demeanour,
look,
air,
bearing,
appearance,
aspect,
presence,
manner,
carriage,
aura,
countenance (literary),
deportment
in the sense of pretence
Definition
a pretext
He claimed the police beat him up under the pretence that he was resisting arrest.
Synonyms
pretext,
claim,
excuse,
show,
cover,
mask,
veil,
cloak,
guise,
façade,
masquerade,
semblance,
ruse,
garb,
wile

Additional synonyms

in the sense of resemblance
There was a remarkable resemblance between them.
Synonyms
similarity,
correspondence,
conformity,
semblance,
image,
comparison,
parallel,
counterpart,
analogy,
affinity,
closeness,
parity,
likeness,
kinship,
facsimile,
sameness,
comparability,
similitude
in the sense of show
Definition
something done to create an impression
We need to make a show of acknowledging their expertise.
Synonyms
pretence,
appearance,
semblance,
illusion,
pretext,
likeness,
affectation
in the sense of similarity
the astonishing similarity between my brother and my eldest son
Synonyms
resemblance,
likeness,
sameness,
agreement,
relation,
correspondence,
analogy,
affinity,
closeness,
kinship,
concordance,
congruence,
comparability,
point of comparison,
similitude,
indistinguishability
in the sense of veneer
Definition
a deceptive but convincing appearance
He was able to fool people with his veneer of intellectuality.
Synonyms
mask,
show,
façade,
front (informal),
appearance,
guise,
pretence,
semblance,
false front
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