semblance

• Substantiv, das das äußere oder symbolische Erscheinungsbild oder die Form bezeichnet, die bewusst irreführt, oder eine irrige gedankliche Vorstellung, oder ein Bild, das aus der grafischen Darstellung einer Person oder Sache besteht.

A noun referring to an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading, or an erroneous mental representation, or a picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing.

1. Outward appearanceC1formal

   An external or superficial appearance, often deliberately misleading or not reflecting reality.

   Anschein

   • The company maintained a semblance of normalcy despite the crisis.
   • He tried to give a semblance of confidence, but his hands were shaking.
   • The peace treaty was merely a semblance of harmony.

   Synonymeappearanceaspectfacadeguiselookmaskpretenseshowveneer

2. Erroneous mental representationC2formal

   A false or mistaken idea or image in the mind.

   Irrige Vorstellung

   • His semblance of the situation was completely wrong.
   • The witness had only a semblance of what actually happened.
   • She operated under the semblance that she was in control.

3. Graphic image or likenessC1formal

   A picture or representation of a person or thing.

   Abbild

   • The artist created a semblance of the queen in marble.
   • The photograph was a perfect semblance of the original scene.
   • The ancient coin bore the semblance of a Roman emperor.

   Synonymedepictioneffigyfigureimagelikenesspictureportrayalrepresentation