Simulacrum

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An image or representation.
  • n. An unreal or vague semblance.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An image or representation.
  • n. A faint trace or semblance.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now usually in a derogatory sense.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. That which is formed in the likeness of any object; an image.
  • n. A shadowy or unreal likeness of anything; a phantom; a vague, unreal representation.
  • n. A formal sign; a sign which represents a thing by resembling it, but does not indicate it, or stand for the actual presence of the thing.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
  • n. an insubstantial or vague semblance
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    colour    color    semblance    gloss   
    Variant
    simulacra   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    likeness    semblance    sham