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



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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