seeming

Meaning of seeming

adjective
  1. appearing to be real or true, but not necessarily being so; apparent.
    Ellen's seeming indifference to the woman's fate
noun
  1. the outward appearance or aspect of someone or something, especially when considered as deceptive or as distinguished from reality.
    that dissidence between inward reality and outward seeming
verb, gerund or present participle
  1. give the impression of being something or having a particular quality.
    Dawn seemed annoyed
    it seemed a dismal town
    there seems to be plenty to eat
    it seemed that he was determined to oppose her
  2. be unable to do something, despite having tried.
    he couldn't seem to remember his lines

Middle English (also in the sense ‘suit, befit, be appropriate’): from Old Norse sœma ‘to honour’, from sœmr ‘fitting’.

Information about seeming

  • The plural form of seeming is: seemings.
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Hyphenation of seeming

seem-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • seeming is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

seeming synonyms

Meaning apparent:

apparent, ostensible

Meaning relating to the external appearance of something rather than its true nature:

outward

Meaning relating to or found on the surface of something:

surface

Meaning not genuine; assumed:

pretended

Meaning simulated or pretended; insincere:

feigned

Meaning superficially plausible, but actually wrong:

specious

Meaning (of a quality, feeling, or belief) claimed openly but often falsely:

professed

Meaning generally assumed or believed to be the case, but not necessarily so:

supposed

Meaning suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability:

presumed

Meaning that has been asserted, admitted, or stated publicly:

avowed

Meaning said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality:

alleged

Meaning openly or formally asserted or announced:

declared

Meaning state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof:

claimed

Meaning appearing or stated to be true, though not necessarily so; alleged:

purported

Meaning directly demonstrative:

ostensive

Meaning seem; give the impression of being:

appear

Meaning have the appearance or give the impression of being:

look

Meaning emit or cause to emit sound:

sound

seeming antonyms

Meaning existing in fact; real:

actual

Meaning actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed:

real

Meaning truly what something is said to be; authentic:

genuine

Words that rhyme with seeming

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