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| apparent |
seeming to be so at first, but not necessarily so. [1/3 definitions] |
| appearance |
outward show or aspect; seeming. [1/4 definitions] |
| dead |
seeming like death. [1/8 definitions] |
| distant |
seeming to be in one's own world and not aware of other people or their feelings. [1/3 definitions] |
| endless |
having or seeming to have no end; without limits; infinite. [1/2 definitions] |
| eternal |
seeming to have no end or to go on forever. [1/2 definitions] |
| fishy |
(informal) seeming not to be true or likely. [1/3 definitions] |
| flying |
being able to fly or seeming to fly. [1/4 definitions] |
| freak1 |
very unusual or seeming to have no cause. [1/3 definitions] |
| night and day |
without rest or interruption; seeming to have no end. |
| promising |
seeming likely to succeed or turn out well in the future. |
| tempt |
to try to get (someone) to do something wrong or not wise by offering or seeming to offer something very desirable. [1/3 definitions] |
| virtual |
not actually being true or real, but seeming to be, or having the same result as if true or real. |
| weightless |
having, or seeming to have, little or no weight; not controlled by gravity. |
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