Main Entry:

sem·blance

Pronunciation:

\ˈsem-blən(t)s\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from sembler to be like, seem — more at resemble

Date:

14th century

1 a: outward and often specious appearance or show : form <wrapped in a semblance of composure — Harry Hervey> b: modicum <has been struggling to get some semblance of justice for his people — Bayard Rustin>2: aspect, countenance3 a: a phantasmal form : apparition b: image, likeness4: actual or apparent resemblance <her story bears some semblance to the truth>