simulacrum

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

image effigy xerox ditto form show model face appearance double equivalent figure carbon parallel picture
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Antonyms

contrast opposition opposite contrary actuality antithesis
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Hypernyms

color representation colour gloss semblance

Hyponyms

god scarecrow guy idol waxwork scarer

Derivatives

simulacra

Examples

The simulacrum now hides, not the truth, but the fact that there is none, that is to say, the continuation of Nothingness. Jean Baudrillard

The simulacrum is never what hides the truth - it is truth that hides the fact that there is none. The simulacrum is true. - Ecclesiastes. Jean Baudrillard

These chemicals disclose layers of beauty that art is powerless to capture and for which the beauty of Nature herself is a mere simulacrum. Sam Harris

It is better to be opposed by an enemy than to be adrift in meaninglessness, for the simulacrum of an enemy lends purpose to actions whose nihilism would otherwise be self-evident. Anthony Daniels (psychiatrist)

the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln Source: Internet

the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

simulachre simulacra simulacre simuland simulant simular