semblance

English

/ˈsɛm.bləns/

noun
Definitions
  • likeness, similarity; the quality of being similar.
  • the way something looks; appearance; form

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French semblance root from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (one, together, same, whole, summer, together with, from which also comes Ancient Greek m, as one, like).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sem-

Gloss

one, together, same, whole, summer, together with, from which also comes Ancient Greek m, as one, like

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Kanji

好

Emoji
🕐️ 🕜️

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