adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈsiːmɪŋ/
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homophone: seaming
homophone: seming
rhymes with -iːmɪŋ
CMU ARPABET:S IY1 M IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, and often opposed to, real or actual).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
seeming friendship
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: apparent, ostensible
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Outward appearance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Apprehension; judgement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of seem
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
By surface analysis, seem + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
привиден
(prividen)
— apparent
Czech:
zdánlivý
— apparent
Esperanto:
ŝajna
— apparent
Esperanto:
verŝajna
— apparent
Portuguese:
aparente
— apparent
Russian:
ка́жущийся
(kážuščijsja)
— apparent
Serbo-Croatian:
о̀чит
— apparent
Serbo-Croatian:
вѝдљив
— apparent
Serbo-Croatian:
òčit
— apparent
Serbo-Croatian:
vìdljiv
— apparent
Bulgarian:
външен вид
(vǎnšen vid)
— outward appearance