semblable

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French sembler (“to be like”) + -able

Adjective

semblable (comparative more semblable, superlative most semblable)

1. Similar.
2. Apparent.
3. Conformably.

Noun

semblable (plural semblables)

1. (obsolete) something similar; likeness; representation
   • 1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet , act V scene 2

     [...] but in the verity of extolment, I take him to be a soul

     of great article, and his infusion of such dearth and rareness

     as, to make true diction of him, his semblable is his

     mirror, and who else would trace him his umbrage,

     nothing more. (lines 115-120)

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French

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Adjective

semblable (masculine and feminine, plural semblables)

1. similar
   • Cette maison est assez semblable. This house is quite similar.

Synonyms

• similaire

Noun

semblable m and f (plural semblables)

1. (usually in the plural) something or someone that belongs to the same kind or species
   • Il prenaient soins de ses semblables. - He cared for his kind.