seeming

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of seem

Adj

Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, and often opposed to, real or actual).

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Outward appearance.
2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Apprehension; judgement.

seem

1. (copulative) To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.
2. (obsolete) To befit; to beseem.

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Synonyms

apparent

ostensible

probable

exterior

feigned

illusive

likely

outside

phenomenal

pose

presumable

pretended

pretense

really

show

so

specious

spurious

surface

outward appearance

giving the appearance of

humaniform

apparently

appearing

Translations

apparent

scheinbar

aparente

apparente

aparente

ogenschijnlijk

paraissant

anscheinend

schijnbaar

Anschein

Äußeres

Aussehen

φαινομενικός

scheinend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsiːmɪŋ/

Etymology

By surface analysis, seem + -ing.