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Simulacrum

A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now usually in a derogatory sense.

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Broader term 5

Color 76% connected

A property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects are apprehen…

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Colour 76% connected

See Color.

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Gloss 76% connected

Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss.

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Representation 76% connected

The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.

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Semblance 76% connected

Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.

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Narrower term 5

God 76% connected

Good.

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Guy 76% connected

A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which hold…

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Idol 76% connected

An image or representation of anything.

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Scarecrow 76% connected

Anything set up to frighten crows or other birds from cornfields; hence, anything terifying without danger.

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Waxwork 76% connected

Work made of wax; especially, a figure or figures formed or partly of wax, in imitation of real beings.

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Effigy 92% connected

The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; -- commonly applied to sculptured likeness…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Image 92% connected

An imitation, representation, or similitude of any person, thing, or act, sculptured, drawn, painted, or otherwise made perceptible to the sight; a v…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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