SEMBLANCE


Meaning of SEMBLANCE in English

sem ‧ blance /ˈsembləns/ BrE AmE noun

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: sembler 'to be like, seem' ]

a/some semblance of something a situation, condition etc that is close to or similar to a particular one, usually a good one:

She was trying to get her thoughts back into some semblance of order.

After the war, life returned to a semblance of normality.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.