semblance, n.
(semblances)
freq. cnt. 1
(semblances)
freq. cnt. 1
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
color colour gloss semblance
sample sentences
"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"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
<noun.artifact>
likeness semblance
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym
an erroneous mental representation
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 23
illusion semblance
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym