semblant

UK /ˈsɛmblənt/ US /ˈsɛmblənt/

adj 2noun 1

Definitions

noun

One's outward appearance.

But vnder simple shew and semblant plaine / Lurckt false Duessa secretly vnseene […]

adj

Like; resembling.

their eyes survey The semblant shade

Seeming, rather than real; apparent.

[C]ommands ... that there be a just real union [of Scotland and England] as of brother and brother, not a false and merely semblant one as of slave and master.

Collocations

ADJ.

false, false, simple

VERB + SEMBLANT

eyes, survey

SEMBLANT + NOUN

lurckt, plaine

ADV.

merely

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Example Bank

But vnder simple shew and semblant plaine / Lurckt false Duessa secretly vnseene […]

Wiktionary

their eyes survey The semblant shade

Wiktionary

[C]ommands ... that there be a just real union [of Scotland and England] as of brother and brother, not a false and merely semblant one as of slave and master.

Wiktionary

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, semblant is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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