Seeming
//ˈsiːmɪŋ// adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Outward appearance. countable, uncountable
"My loue is strengthned though more weake in seeming I loue not lesse, thogh lesse the show appeare,"
- 2 Apprehension; judgement. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"Nothing more cleare vnto their seeming, then that a new Jerusalem being often spoken of in Scripture, they vndoubtedly were themselues that newe Ierusalem,"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of seem form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, and often opposed to, real or actual).
"seeming friendship"
Adjective
- 1 appearing as such but not necessarily so wordnet
Example
More examples"The voracious monsters endeavoured to upset the boat; they swam by its side in seeming anxiety for their prey; but after waiting for some time, they separated - the two rescued seamen found themselves free from their insatiable enemies and, by the blessings of God, saved."
Etymology
By surface analysis, seem + -ing.
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