Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Semblant · Sem·blant · IPA /ˈsɛmblənt/ a. n. 01 a. Like; resembling. 1. Like; resembling.[Obs.] 2. Seeming, rather than real; apparent.[R.] 02 n. Show; appearance; figure; semblance. 1. Show; appearance; figure; semblance.[Obs.] “His flatterers made semblant of weeping.” — Chaucer. 2. The face.[Obs.]