n04677952
type | n |
lex_filenum | 07 |
def | an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading |
examples | he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction the situation soon took on a different color |
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Hypernym | appearance, visual aspect |
Derivationally related form | gloss → gloss |
Hyponym | color of law, colour of law; simulacrum; face value; guise, pretense, pretence, pretext; disguise, camouflage; verisimilitude |
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Hyponym | appearance, visual aspect |
Hypernym | color of law, colour of law; simulacrum; face value; guise, pretense, pretence, pretext; disguise, camouflage; verisimilitude |
Derivationally related form | gloss → gloss |
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