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  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Seem
  2. a. Having a semblance, whether with or without reality; apparent; specious; befitting; as, seeming friendship; seeming truth.
  3. n. Appearance; show; semblance; fair appearance; speciousness.
  4. n. Apprehension; judgment.
  5. adj. appearing as such but not necessarily so
  6. Having a semblance, whether with or without reality; apparent; specious; befitting; as, seeming friendship; seeming truth. My lord, you have lost a friend indeed; And I dare swear you borrow not that face Of seeming sorrow, it is sure your own. Shak. 1. Appearance; show; semblance; fair appearance; speciousness. These keep Seeming and savor all the winter long. Shak. 2. Apprehension; judgment. [Obs.] Chaucer. Nothing more clear unto their seeming. Hooker. His persuasive words, impregned With reason, to her seeming. Milton.
  7. Having a semblance, whether with or without reality; apparent;specious; befitting; as, seeming friendship; seeming truth.My lord, you have lost a friend indeed; And I dare swear you borrownot that face Of seeming sorrow, it is sure your own. Shak.
  8. j:100 v give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect v seem to be true, probable, or apparent v appear to exist v appear to one's own mind or opinion s appearing as such but not necessarily so