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   Ap·pear·ance

   /əˈpirəns/

   

   noun

   • 1. the way that someone or something looks: "I like the appearance of stripped antique pine" Similar look(s)airaspectmienoutward form
   • ▪ an impression given by someone or something, although this may be misleading: "she read it with every appearance of interest" Similar impressionair(outward) showimagesemblancefacadeveneerguisepretensefrontillusion
   • 2. an act of performing or participating in a public event: "he is well-known for his television appearances"
   • 3. an act of becoming visible or noticeable; an arrival: "the sudden appearance of her daughter startled her" Similar arrivaladventcomingcoming into viewemergencematerializationsurfacingOpposite disappearancedeparture
   • ▪ a process of coming into existence or use: "the appearance of the railroad" Similar occurrencemanifestationdevelopment

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French aparance, aparence, from late Latin apparentia, from Latin apparere (see appear).

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   What does appearance mean?

   • Appearance definition: the act or fact of appearing, as to the eye or mind or before the public. See examples of APPEARANCE used in a sentence.

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   What is the difference between appearance and aspect?

   • Appearance refers to the outward look: the shabby appearance of his car. Aspect refers to the appearance at some particular time or in special circumstances; it often has emotional implications, either ascribed to the object itself or felt by the beholder: In the dusk the forest had a terrifying aspect.

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   What is a synonym for appearance?

   • Synonyms: looks, look, aspect, features, face, more... Collocations: your [physical, personal] appearance, [an improved, a better, an attractive] appearance, has a [pleasing, disgusting] appearance, more... ...are wrung at the supremacy of appearance over achievement.

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   What is a public appearance?

   • [countable] an act of appearing in public, especially as a performer, politician, etc., or in court The Dutch player will make his first appearance for Liverpool this Saturday. The show featured a guest appearance from Amy Schumer. The singer's first public appearance was at the age of eight. She made a cameo appearance in the film.

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   the state, condition, manner, or style in which a person or object appears; outward look or aspect: a table of antique appearance; a man of noble appearance. Synonyms: presence, demeanor. outward show or seeming; semblance: to avoid the appearance of coveting an honor. Synonyms: pretense, face.

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   B1. the way a person or thing looks: She's very concerned with her appearance. appearance noun (ARRIVAL) an occasion when you arrive somewhere or can be seen somewhere: Her appearance at the party was a surprise. Opposite. disappearance. appearance noun (BECOMING AVAILABLE) B2. the time when something starts to exist or becomes available:

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   the state, condition, manner, or style in which a person or object appears; outward look or aspect: a table of antique appearance; a man of noble appearance.

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   1. arrival, coming, advent. 2. demeanor, presence. Appearance, aspect, guise refer to the way in which something outwardly presents itself to view. Appearance refers to the outward look: the shabby appearance of his car.

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   appearance. volume_up. UK /əˈpɪərəns/ noun 1. the way that someone or something looks she checked her appearance in the mirror an impression given by someone or something she read it with every appearance of interest 2. an act of performing or participating in a public event he is well known for his television appearances 3. an act of ...

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    / əˈpɪər·əns/ B1. the way a person or thing looks: She’s very concerned with her appearance. an occasion when someone is seen in public: a public appearance. [ no plural ] the fact of something starting to be seen or becoming available: We were surprised by the appearance of a police officer.