# seeming

Pronunciation: say "SEE-ming" /ˈsimɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Apparent to the eye or mind, as distinct from and often opposed to what is real or actual.
   - Simple: Looking like something is true, even if it might not really be.
   - _Her seeming confidence hid a deep and constant nervousness._
   - _Despite his seeming calm, he was terrified the whole time._

## Verb

2. Present participle of seem. — present participle and gerund of seem
   - Simple: Present participle of seem. Use this form when something looks a certain way at the moment.
   - _Seeming unaware of the danger, the hikers pressed on._
   - _The deal kept seeming better the more they discussed it._

## Noun

3. The outward look or appearance that something or someone presents.
   - Simple: The way something looks on the outside.
   - _Beneath the calm seeming of the village lay real bitterness and feuding._
   - _He judged her only by outward seeming, never by what she actually did._

## Noun

4. A person's perception or judgment of a matter; one's opinion. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Someone's opinion or the way a person judges a thing.

## Origin

Formed from the verb "seem" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/seeming (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).