semblable

[ sem-bluh-buhl ]

noun
  1. a person or thing that resembles or matches another; counterpart.

  2. Archaic. likeness; resemblance.

adjectiveArchaic.
  1. like or similar.

  2. seeming or apparent.

Origin of semblable

1
1325–75; Middle English <Middle French, equivalent to sembl(er) to seem + -able-able. See semblance

Other words from semblable

  • sem·bla·bly, adverb

Words Nearby semblable

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British Dictionary definitions for semblable

semblable

/ (ˈsɛmbləbəl) archaic /


adjective
  1. resembling or similar

  2. apparent rather than real

noun
  1. something that resembles another thing

  2. a resemblance

Origin of semblable

1
C14: from Old French, from sembler to seem; see semblance

Derived forms of semblable

  • semblably, adverb

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