1
[ noun ] outward or token appearance or form

Synonyms

color gloss colour

Examples

"he tried to give his actions a semblance of authenticity" "the situation soon took on a different color"

Related terms

appearance disguise guise verisimilitude simulacrum color_of_law face_value color

2
[ noun ] an erroneous mental representation

Synonyms

illusion

Related terms

appearance apparition irradiation phantom_limb

3
[ noun ] picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing

Synonyms

likeness

Related terms

picture portrait Identikit

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Rhymes with

resemblance remembrance imbalance counterbalance elegance balance ambiance flamboyance intelligence ambience temperance benevolence prevalence ambulance unbalance valence temperance sentence preeminence silence surveillance turbulence petulance eminence relevance negligence irrelevance permanence transcendence ascendance disturbance substance pestilence severance essence bunce clarence convalescence eloquence counterintelligence obsolescence adolescence circumference entrance compliance noncompliance insolence diligence excellence severance virulence equivalence ambivalence terence vengeance penance immanence imminence acceptance forbearance nonviolence interdependence acquaintance independence attendance repentance dependence resonance senescence evanescence prominence reticence predominance coinsurance emergence dominance occurrence luminescence luminance parlance condolence utterance vigilance precedence inheritance beneficence conformance deference presence preference residence decadence subservience transference reference acquiescence license licence lawrence irreverence invariance violence maintenance comeuppance emergence remittance submergence st_lawrence negligence science endurance quintessence clearance abeyance florence conveyance vehemence allowance alliance concurrence opulence governance cadence ebullience arrogance reverence deference preference evidence admittance variance vehemence reference performance omnipresence appliance correspondence indifference deliverance consequence conference recalcitrance radiance inference impotence impedance impatience ignorance absence abundance overabundance indulgence inductance diligence radiance protuberance fragrance exuberance resurgence deterrence recurrence interference sequence clairvoyance inadvertence phosphorescence resilience allegiance difference observance noninterference brilliance intolerance intransigence preponderance insurance insistence belligerence persistence consistence resilience subsistence patience assurance assistance reinsurance reassurance abstinence incompetence sustenance annoyance maintenance reconnaissance dalliance pittance subsidence affluence reluctance tolerance hindrance

Phonetic and Homophones

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