semblance
/ˈsɛmbləns/
noun
- An outward or superficial appearance of something, especially one that is not genuine or real.
- He maintained a semblance of calm even though he was terrified.
- The old house still had a semblance of its former grandeur.
- After the argument, they tried to keep up a semblance of friendship.
- A resemblance or similarity to something.
- The sculpture bore a faint semblance to a human figure.
- Her painting has a semblance of the style of the great masters.
- There is a semblance of truth in his story, but it is mostly exaggerated.
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