Appearance vs. Semblance — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Appearance and Semblance
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Appearance
The way that someone or something looks
She checked her appearance in the mirror
Semblance
An outward or token appearance
"Foolish men mistake transitory semblance for eternal fact" (Thomas Carlyle).
Appearance
An act of performing or participating in a public event
He is well known for his television appearances
Semblance
A representation; a copy.
Appearance
An act of arriving or becoming visible
The sudden appearance of her daughter startled her
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Semblance
The barest trace; a modicum
Not a semblance of truth to the story.
Appearance
The act or an instance of coming into sight.
Semblance
Likeness, similarity; the quality of being similar.
Appearance
The act or an instance of coming into public view
The author made a rare personal appearance.
Semblance
The way something looks; appearance; form
Appearance
Outward aspect
An untidy appearance.
Semblance
Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.
Thier semblance kind, and mild their gestures were.
Appearance
Something that appears; a phenomenon.
Semblance
Likeness; resemblance, actual or apparent; similitude; as, the semblance of worth; semblance of virtue.
Only semblances or imitations of shells.
Appearance
A superficial aspect; a semblance
Keeping up an appearance of wealth.
Semblance
An outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading;
He hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity
He tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction
The situation soon took on a different color
Appearance
Appearances Outward indications; circumstances
A cheerful person, to all appearances.
Semblance
An erroneous mental representation
Appearance
The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
His sudden appearance surprised me.
Semblance
Picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
Appearance
A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.
There was a strange appearance in the sky.
Appearance
The way something looks; personal presence
Appearance
Apparent likeness; the way which something or someone appears to others.
Some people say I'm shallow because I care so much about my appearance.
Appearance
That which is not substance, essence, hypostasis; the outward reality as opposed to the underlying reality
Catholicism teaches that the Eucharist, while remaining under the physical appearance of bread and wine, becomes really and truly the body and the blood of Christ.
Appearance
The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character.
A person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator.
David Beckham's first appearance with the LA Galaxy at Giants Stadium against the New York Red Bulls last night drew a crowd of 66237.
Appearance
(legal) An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance
Appearance
(medical) Chiefly used by nurses: the act of defecation by a patient.
The patient had a small bowel obstruction and there was no appearance until after the obstruction resolved.
Appearance
The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me.
Appearance
A thing seed; a phenomenon; a phase; an apparition; as, an appearance in the sky.
Appearance
Personal presence; exhibition of the person; look; aspect; mien.
And now am come to see . . . It thy appearance answer loud report.
Appearance
Semblance, or apparent likeness; external show. pl. Outward signs, or circumstances, fitted to make a particular impression or to determine the judgment as to the character of a person or a thing, an act or a state; as, appearances are against him.
There was upon the tabernacle, as it were, the appearance of fire.
For man looketh on the outward appearance.
Judge not according to the appearance.
Appearance
The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character; as, a person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator.
Will he now retire,After appearance, and again prolongOur expectation?
Appearance
Probability; likelihood.
There is that which hath no appearance.
Appearance
The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, either by himself or by his attorney, expressed by a formal entry by the proper officer to that effect; the act or proceeding by which a party proceeded against places himself before the court, and submits to its jurisdiction.
Appearance
Outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
Appearance
The event of coming into sight
Appearance
Formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
Appearance
A mental representation;
I tried to describe his appearance to the police
Appearance
The act of appearing in public view;
The rookie made a brief appearance in the first period
It was Bernhardt's last appearance in America
Appearance
Pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression;
They try to keep up appearances
That ceremony is just for show
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