seem·ing (s??m?ng)adj. Apparent; ostensible.n. Outward appearance; semblance.seem?ing·ly adv.seem?ing·ness n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.seeming (?si?m??) adj (prenominal) apparent but not actual or genuine: seeming honesty. noutward or false appearance ?seemingness nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014seem?ing (?si m??) adj. 1. apparent; ostensible: a seeming advantage. n. 2. outward appearance. [1300?50] seem?ing?ly, adv. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.