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seemingAppearing to be something, especially when this appearance may be misleading or not entirely true.

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: Appearing to be something, especially when this appearance may be misleading or not entirely true.

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsiːmɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 겉보기의, ~인 듯한

Korean pronunciation: 시-밍

Example Sentences

  • The magician's seeming ability to fly was just clever stage tricks.
  • My cat's seeming laziness disappears when it hears the can opener.
  • The seeming simplicity of the recipe fooled many amateur cooks.

seeming

ADJECTIVE

//ˈsiːmɪŋ//

Appearing to be something, especially when this appearance may be misleading or not entirely true.

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Appearing to be something, especially when this appearance may be misleading or not entirely true.

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seeming rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Her seeming art fades as sunlight comes streaming, revealing she was only dreaming!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsiːmɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Rootseem
Suffix--ing

Origin

From Old English 'sēman' meaning 'to appear' or 'to be fitting,' combined with the present participle suffix '-ing' to create the sense of 'appearing to be.'

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🎵Rhyme

dreamingstreaminggleaming

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📝Examples

The magician's seeming ability to fly was just clever stage tricks.

😄 Fun example

My cat's seeming laziness disappears when it hears the can opener.

The seeming simplicity of the recipe fooled many amateur cooks.

😄 Fun example

His seeming expertise in quantum physics was just memorized Wikipedia articles.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

apparentostensiblesuperficialoutwardsurface

Antonyms

genuinereal