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1 seeming
adjective (existing in appearance, though not usually in reality: her seeming indifference.) sem virðist vera -
2 a blessing in disguise
(something that has proved to be fortunate after seeming unfortunate.) óvænt lán -
3 apparent
[ə'pærənt]1) (easy to see; evident: It is quite apparent to all of us that you haven't done your work properly.) augljós2) (seeming but perhaps not real: his apparent unwillingness.) sem virðist vera• -
4 ding-dong
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5 gruff
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6 inhospitable
[inhə'spitəbl](not welcoming guests; not friendly towards strangers: She could not refuse to invite them in without seeming inhospitable.) ógestrisinn -
7 inhuman
[in'hju:mən](extremely cruel or brutal; not seeming to be human: His treatment of his children was quite inhuman.) ómannúðlegur -
8 irony
plural - ironies; noun1) (a form of deliberate mockery in which one says the opposite of what is obviously true.) írónía, háð, hæðni2) (seeming mockery in a situation, words etc: The irony of the situation was that he stole the money which she had already planned to give him.) kaldhæðni•- ironical- ironic
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9 plausible
['plo:zəbl]1) (seeming reasonable or convincing: a plausible excuse.) trúanlegur2) (clever at talking persuasively but not to be trusted: a plausible fellow.) sannfærandi -
10 seem
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11 sleepy
1) (inclined to sleep; drowsy: I feel very sleepy after that long walk.) syfjaður2) (not (seeming to be) alert: She always has a sleepy expression.) dauflegur, sofandi3) ((of places etc) very quiet; lacking entertainment and excitement: a sleepy town.) dauflegur
См. также в других словарях:
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seeming — [sēm′iŋ] adj. that seems real, true, etc. without necessarily being so; apparent [her seeming anger] n. outward appearance; semblance seemingly adv … English World dictionary
seeming — index apparent (presumptive), colorable (plausible), constructive (inferential), deceptive, ostensible … Law dictionary
seeming — (adj.) late 14c., prp. adjective from SEEM (Cf. seem). Seemingly in sense of to all appearances recorded from 1590s … Etymology dictionary
seeming — *apparent, illusory, ostensible Analogous words: *plausible, specious, credible: dissembling, disguising, masking, cloaking, camouflaging (see DISGUISE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
seeming — [adj] apparent appearing, illusive, illusory, ostensible, outward, professed, quasi , semblant, specious, surface; concepts 487,573 Ant. real, true … New thesaurus
seeming — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ appearing to be real or true; apparent. DERIVATIVES seemingly adverb … English terms dictionary
seeming — [[t]si͟ːmɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n (vagueness) Seeming means appearing to be the case, but not necessarily the case. For example, if you talk about someone s seeming ability to do something, you mean that they appear to be able to do it, but you are not … English dictionary
seeming — 1. adj. 1 apparent but perhaps not real (with seeming sincerity). 2 apparent only; ostensible (the seeming and the real; seeming virtuous). Derivatives: seemingly adv. 2. n. literary 1 appearance, aspect. 2 deceptive appearance … Useful english dictionary
seeming — /ˈsimɪŋ/ (say seeming) adjective 1. apparent; appearing to be such (whether truly or falsely): a seeming advantage. –noun 2. appearance, especially outward or deceptive appearance. –seemingly, adverb …