semblable

similar

adjective sahm-BLAB-luh Rare

Also means

fellow human

Usage Note

Semblable as an adjective means 'similar' or 'such' (un semblable accord — 'such an agreement'). As a noun, nos semblables means 'our fellow human beings' — a usage that appears in literary and philosophical French. The adverb semblablement ('similarly') exists but is rare in speech.

Examples

"Nous n'avons jamais vu rien de semblable."

Natural Translation

We have never seen anything like it.

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