(n.) The act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true; -- distinguished from dissimulation, which disguises or conceals what is true.

accordance acting adoption affectation agreement alikeness alliance analogy aping appearance approach appropriation approximation assimilation assumption attitudinizing bluff bluffing borrowed plumes cheating closeness color coloring community comparability comparison conformity copying correspondence counterfeiting deception delusion derivation deriving disguise dissemblance dissembling dissimulation emulation facade face fakery faking false air false front false show falsity feigning feint following forgery four-flushing fraud front gilt gloss hit-off humbug humbuggery identity imitation impersonation imposture impression infringement likeness likening masquerade meretriciousness metaphor mimesis mimicking mirroring mocking nearness onomatopoeia ostentation outward show parallelism parity parody pasticcio pastiche pirating plagiarism plagiary playacting pose posing posture pretense pretension pretext repetition representation resemblance sameness seeming semblance sham show similarity simile similitude simulacrum speciousness takeoff taking varnish window dressing