semblance
noun
[ ˈsɛmbləns ]
• the outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different.
• "she tried to force her thoughts back into some semblance of order"
Similar:
appearance,
outward appearance,
approximation,
show,
air,
guise,
pretence,
facade,
front,
veneer,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from sembler ‘seem’, from Latin similare, simulare ‘simulate’.
