SEMBLANCE
likeness, semblance
(noun) picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
semblance, gloss, color, colour
(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”
illusion, semblance
(noun) an erroneous mental representation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
semblance (countable and uncountable, plural semblances)
likeness, similarity; the quality of being similar.
the way something looks; appearance; form
Synonyms
• (likeness): veneer
Source: Wiktionary
Sem"blance, n. Etym: [F. See Semblable, a.]
1. Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.
Thier semblance kind, and mild their gestures were. Fairfax.
2. Likeness; resemblance, actual or apparent; similitude; as, the
semblance of worth; semblance of virtue.
Only semblances or imitations of shells. Woodward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition