/ˈsembləns/
semb·lance
BrE /ˈsembləns/
NAmE /ˈsembləns/
[sing., U]
~ of sth
(formal)
a situation in which sth seems to exist although this may not, in fact, be the case
The ceasefire brought about a semblance of peace.
Life at last returned to some semblance of normality.