What does semblable mean?
Semblable means (obsolete) similar.
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/ˈsɛmbləbəl/ · adjective
(obsolete) similar.
[…] but in the verity of extolment, I take him to be a soul of great article, and his infusion of such dearth and rareness as, to make true diction of him, his semblable is his mirror, and who else would trace him his umbrage, nothing more.
Use semblable when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Semblable means (obsolete) similar.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] but in the verity of extolment, I take him to be a soul of great article, and his infusion of such dearth and rareness as, to make true diction of him, his semblable is his mirror, and who else would trace him his umbrage, nothing more.
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