seeming

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adjective
  1. apparent; appearing, whether truly or falsely, to be as specified: a seeming advantage.

noun
  1. appearance, especially outward or deceptive appearance.

Origin of seeming

1
1300–50; Middle English semynge;see seem, -ing2, -ing1

Other words for seeming

Other words from seeming

  • seem·ing·ly, adverb
  • seem·ing·ness, noun

Words Nearby seeming

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How to use seeming in a sentence

  • Alone the supreme Self in him looked calmly on, seeming to lessen the part that trembled and knew fear.

    The Wave | Algernon Blackwood
  • She stopped, and turned to face him, an incredible shyness seeming to cause her to avoid his gaze.

    St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
  • Their obstreperous loyalty might seem inconsistent with this unideal character, but it is only seeming.

    Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley
  • With her little satin shoe she tapped the carpet, biting her under lip and seeming to be listening.

    Dope | Sax Rohmer
  • "I had hoped you would have saved me from it, Marius," she answered him, her eyes seeming to gaze down into the depths of his.

    St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for seeming

seeming

/ (ˈsiːmɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. (prenominal) apparent but not actual or genuine: seeming honesty

noun
  1. outward or false appearance

Derived forms of seeming

  • seemingness, noun

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