I. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English seming, from gerund of semen to seem
1.
a. : the manner of appearing to sight or mind : outward appearance
to all seeming his pious gift was irrevocable — Frederick Pollock & F.W.Maitland
b. : external appearance as distinguished from true being or character : semblance
his combination of honest seeming with devilish actuality — F.R.Leavis
2. : the form or condition in which a person or thing presents itself : look
in the seeming of a rather modest canal — J.B.Cabell & A.J.Hanna
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of seem
: apparent on superficial view or examination : ostensible
the geographic fact of the nation's seeming continental security — Reinhold Niebuhr
Synonyms: see apparent
III. adverb
: seemingly
that seeming marble heart — Lord Byron