Associations to the word «Semblance»

Wiktionary

SEMBLANCE, noun. Likeness, similarity; the quality of being similar.
SEMBLANCE, noun. Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.

Dictionary definition

SEMBLANCE, noun. An outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "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".
SEMBLANCE, noun. An erroneous mental representation.
SEMBLANCE, noun. Picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley