semblance
English Thesaurus
1. picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | icon, ikon, image, picture, |
definition | : | a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | identikit, identikit picture, |
definition | : | a likeness of a person's face constructed from descriptions given to police; uses a set of transparencies of various facial features that can be combined to build up a picture of the person sought (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | portrait, portrayal, |
definition | : | any likeness of a person, in any medium (noun.artifact) |
2. an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading (noun.attribute)
hyponym | : | color of law, colour of law, |
definition | : | a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | simulacrum, |
definition | : | an insubstantial or vague semblance (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | face value, |
definition | : | the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | camouflage, disguise, |
definition | : | an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | verisimilitude, |
definition | : | the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true (noun.attribute) |
3. an erroneous mental representation (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | appearance, |
definition | : | a mental representation (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | irradiation, |
definition | : | the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | phantom limb, |
definition | : | the illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated (noun.cognition) |
4. an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | color, colour, gloss, |
definition | : | give a deceptive explanation or excuse for (verb.communication) |
5. an erroneous mental representation (noun.cognition)
6. an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | color, colour, gloss, |
definition | : | give a deceptive explanation or excuse for (verb.communication) |
7. an erroneous mental representation (noun.cognition)
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