[sem.blance] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. OF sembler to be like, seem--more at resemble] (14c) 1 a: outward and often specious appearance or show: form "wrapped in a ~ of composure --Harry Hervey" b: modicum "has been struggling to get some ~ of justice for his people --Bayard Rustin"
2: aspect, countenance 3 a: a phantasmal form: apparition b: image, likeness
4: actual or apparent resemblance