Semblance

Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.

Likeness; resemblance, actual or apparent; similitude; as, the semblance of worth; semblance of virtue.

an erroneous mental representation; "Artists use perspective in art to create an illusion of depth."

an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"