semblable
a person or thing that resembles or matches another; counterpart.
Archaic. likeness; resemblance.
like or similar.
seeming or apparent.
Origin of semblable
1Other words from semblable
- sem·bla·bly, adverb
Words Nearby semblable
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How to use semblable in a sentence
And in semblable wise it was saide of Johan duke Dux Bedfordi.
The Boke of Noblesse | UnknownC'est une plante semblable celle du Safran, dont il y a beaucoup dans ces quartiers-l.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume III (of 3) | Leonard WilliamsLo thus ye may perseyue what a nombre of semblable exples ye may collecte & gether.Boni.
Two Dyaloges (c. 1549) | Desiderius ErasmusO, o espée très eureuse de la quelle n'est la semblable n'a esté ne ne sera!
Barn and the Pyrenees | Louisa Stuart CostelloLe petit distrait, tour à tour regardait la ville, regardait la femme et jouissait de leur semblable beauté.
Histoires grises | E. Edouard Tavernier
British Dictionary definitions for semblable
/ (ˈsɛmbləbəl) archaic /
resembling or similar
apparent rather than real
something that resembles another thing
a resemblance
Origin of semblable
1Derived forms of semblable
- semblably, adverb
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