Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Like; resembling.
  • Appearing; seeming, rather than real; specious.
  • noun Appearance; aspect; show; semblance.
  • noun Face; countenance; aspect.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete Show; appearance; figure; semblance.
  • noun obsolete The face.
  • adjective obsolete Like; resembling.
  • adjective rare Seeming, rather than real; apparent.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete One's outward appearance.

Etymologies

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From French semblant.

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