/sem"bleuhns/ , n.
1. outward aspect or appearance.
2. an assumed or unreal appearance; show.
3. the slightest appearance or trace.
4. a likeness, image, or copy.
5. a spectral appearance; apparition.
[ 1250-1300; ME sembl ( er ) to seem (see RESEMBLE) + -ance -ANCE ]
Syn. 1. aspect, exterior, mien, air. 2. seeming.