dissemblance
1 Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dissemblance1
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Middle French word dessemblance. See dis- 1, semblance
Origin of dissemblance2
Example Sentences
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Diana’s story is, for better and worse, the ultimate proof that glamour is not the same as happiness; indeed, it is an art of dissemblance.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2021
For “The Water Diviner,” his muddled directorial debut about love in the time of war and dissemblance, Russell Crowe wanted to go full David Lean while nodding at Peter Weir’s “Gallipoli.”
From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2015
As this latter animal is quite one-third head, he has no very great dissemblance to the alligator in this particular.
From The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers by Cooper, James Fenimore
In truth it seems that too often a girl must dissemble—hateful as dissemblance in men.
From Hints for Lovers by Haultain, T. Arnold (Theodore Arnold)
And always, Always a girl has to pretend that never did she descend to dissemblance.
From Hints for Lovers by Haultain, T. Arnold (Theodore Arnold)
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