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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
sem·blance    Audio Help   [sem-bluhns] Pronunciation Key
–noun
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.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME < MF, equiv. to sembl(er) to seem (see resemble) + -ance -ance]

—Synonyms 1. aspect, exterior, mien, air. 2. seeming.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  semblance
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  air, analogy, apparition, appearance, aspect, aura, bearing, copy, duplicate, feeling, guise, image, likeness, look, mask, modicum, pretense, pretext, representation, resemblance, showing, similarity, similitude
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  façade
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A deceptive outward appearance.
Synonyms:  cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, face, false colors, front, gloss, guise, mask, masquerade, pretense, pretext, show, veil, veneer, window-dressing
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  shade
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A slight amount or indication.
Synonyms:  breath, dash, ghost, hair, hint, intimation, shadow, soupçon, streak, suggestion, suspicion, taste, tinge, touch, trace, whiff, whisper
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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