Standard Lemma guide

seeming

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/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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
  • Japanese: 上辺 (uwabe) — outward appearance
  • Japanese: 見せ掛け (misekake) — outward appearance