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semblancy

semblancy noun: semblance.

Noun

semblancy (countable and uncountable, plural semblancies)

  1. semblance
    • A dwelling's character / Takes theirs, and a vague semblancy / To them in all its limbs, and light, and atmosphere.1922, Thomas Hardy, The Two Houses

Forms of semblancy

pluralsemblancies

Questions about semblancy

What does semblancy mean?
Semblancy means semblance.
What part of speech is semblancy?
Semblancy is a noun.
What is the plural of semblancy?
The plural of semblancy is semblancies.

Words near semblancy in the dictionary

  1. semblables
  2. semblably
  3. semblance
  4. semblances
  5. semblancies
  6. semblancy
  7. semblant
  8. semblants
  9. semblative
  10. semblatives
  11. semblaunce

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