Semblance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

an erroneous mental representation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɛmbləns/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɛmbləns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɛmbləns/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɛmbləns/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

illusion likeness gloss color colour

Parts of Speech

noun	an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading “he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity”
noun	an erroneous mental representation
noun	picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing

Word Forms

gloss	verb	give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
illusional	adjective	marked by or producing illusion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anschein

eine äußere oder symbolische Erscheinung oder Form, die absichtlich irreführend ist

🇫🇷French

semblant

une apparence ou une forme extérieure ou symbolique délibérément trompeuse

🇪🇸Spanish

apariencia

una apariencia o forma exterior o simbólica que es deliberadamente engañosa

🇮🇹Italian

parvenza

un'apparenza o una forma esteriore o simbolica deliberatamente fuorviante

🇳🇱Dutch

schijn

een uiterlijke of symbolische verschijning of vorm die opzettelijk misleidend is

🇵🇹Portuguese

aparência

uma aparência ou forma externa ou simbólica que é deliberadamente enganosa

🇷🇺Russian

подобие

внешний или символический внешний вид или форма, которые намеренно вводят в заблуждение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दिखावा

एक बाहरी या सांकेतिक रूप या रूप जो जानबूझकर भ्रामक है

🇧🇩Bengali

আভাস

একটি বাহ্যিক বা টোকেন চেহারা বা ফর্ম যা ইচ্ছাকৃতভাবে বিভ্রান্তিকর

🇮🇳Tamil

சாயல்

வேண்டுமென்றே தவறாக வழிநடத்தும் வெளிப்புற அல்லது டோக்கன் தோற்றம் அல்லது வடிவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పోలిక

ఉద్దేశపూర్వకంగా తప్పుదారి పట్టించే బాహ్య లేదా టోకెన్ ప్రదర్శన లేదా రూపం

🇮🇳Marathi

समानता

एक बाह्य किंवा टोकन देखावा किंवा फॉर्म जो मुद्दाम दिशाभूल करणारा आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સામ્યતા

બાહ્ય અથવા ટોકન દેખાવ અથવા સ્વરૂપ કે જે ઇરાદાપૂર્વક ભ્રામક છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೋಲಿಕೆ

ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ದಾರಿತಪ್ಪಿಸುವ ಬಾಹ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಟೋಕನ್ ನೋಟ ಅಥವಾ ರೂಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാദൃശ്യം

മനഃപൂർവ്വം തെറ്റിദ്ധരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ബാഹ്യ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ടോക്കൺ രൂപം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ രൂപം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਲਕ

ਇੱਕ ਬਾਹਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਟੋਕਨ ਦਿੱਖ ਜਾਂ ਰੂਪ ਜੋ ਜਾਣਬੁੱਝ ਕੇ ਗੁੰਮਰਾਹਕੁੰਨ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھلک

ایک ظاہری یا نشانی ظاہری شکل یا شکل جو جان بوجھ کر گمراہ کن ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

外表

故意误导的外观或象征性外观或形式

🇯🇵Japanese

似たもの

意図的に誤解を招くような外観または形だけの外観または形式

🇰🇷Korean

유사

고의적으로 오해를 불러일으키는 외적인 모습이나 형식

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vẻ bề ngoài

hình thức hoặc hình thức bên ngoài hoặc mang tính biểu tượng cố tình gây hiểu nhầm

🇹🇭Thai

รูปร่างหน้าตา

ลักษณะภายนอกหรือสัญลักษณ์หรือรูปแบบที่จงใจทำให้เข้าใจผิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemiripan

penampilan luar atau tanda atau bentuk yang sengaja menyesatkan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakahawig

isang panlabas o token na anyo o anyo na sadyang nakaliligaw

🇲🇾Malay

kemiripan

rupa atau bentuk luaran atau tanda yang sengaja mengelirukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مظهر

مظهر خارجي أو رمزي أو شكل مضلل عمدًا

🇮🇷Persian

ظاهر

ظاهر یا شکل ظاهری یا نشانه ای که عمداً گمراه کننده است

🇹🇷Turkish

benzerlik

kasıtlı olarak yanıltıcı olan dışsal veya simgesel bir görünüm veya biçim

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַראִית עַיִן

מראה חיצוני או סמל או צורה המטעה בכוונה

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The primary meaning of 'semblance' is 'an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading'.

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