seeming

SEE-ming/ˈsimɪŋ/

4 meanings of seeming

1
adjective
Looking like something is true, even if it might not really be.
Like a smile that hides how sad someone really feels.
Her seeming kindness was just an act.
The seeming peace in the house did not last very long.
Similarapparent, ostensible
Oppositereal, actual, genuine, true
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2
verb
Present participle of seem. Use this form when something looks a certain way at the moment.
Seeming calm, she answered every question slowly.
He walked in seeming happy about the news.
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3
noununcountable
The way something looks on the outside.
Like the shiny cover of a book that tells you nothing about the story inside.
Do not trust the seeming of things. Look a little deeper.
The seeming of wealth can hide a pile of debt.
Similarappearance, semblance, facade, surface, guise
Oppositereality, substance
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Less common meaning

4
nounobsoleteuncountable
Someone's opinion or the way a person judges a thing.
Nothing more cleare vnto their seeming, then that a new Jerusalem being often spoken of in Scripture, they vndoubtedly were themselues that newe Ierusalem,
1604, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiasticall PolitieHere, seeming means opinion, so nothing was clearer in their view.
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seeming is a form of seem

seem, verb: To look or feel a certain way to someone, even when you cannot be sure it is true. Full entry

Forms: seemseems he/she/itseeming -ing formseemed past tense, past participle
Spelling: seem → seeming: add -ing

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Origin

It comes from the verb "seem" plus the ending "-ing".