semblance vs appearance

semblance and appearance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
semblance	Yes	No	No	No
appearance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, appearance is a hypernym of semblance; that is, appearance is a word with a broader meaning than semblance:

semblance: an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
appearance: outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

Other hypernyms of semblance include visual aspect.

As nouns, appearance is a hypernym of semblance; that is, appearance is a word with a broader meaning than semblance:

semblance (noun)	appearance (noun)
picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing	the act of appearing in public view
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading	formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
an erroneous mental representation	pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
	outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
	a mental representation
	the event of coming into sight