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dissemblance

/dɪˈsɛmbləns/ UK

noun dissemblances

countable, usually An act of dissembling. Such dissemblance, at any rate, is not a temptation at this exhibition.
Similar: concealment, dissimulation, indirectness
uncountable, usually Dissembling, as a kind of behavior; dissembling, generally. With Mae West, coquettish dissemblance was out; womanly seductiveness was in.
Similar: concealment, dissimulation, indirectness
countable, usually Dissimilarity, unlikeness. As this latter animal [the sperm whale] is quite one-third head, he has no very great dissemblance to the alligator in this particular.
Similar: difference, distinction

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@misc{dissemblance_2026,
  title = {dissemblance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dissemblance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}