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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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   The meaning of APPEARANCE is external show : semblance. How to use appearance in a sentence.

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   APPEARANCE definition: 1. an occasion when someone appears in public: 2. an occasion when someone goes to court to be…. Learn more.

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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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   Your appearance is how you look: your clothes, hair, facial expression, skin tone, and posture all factor into your overall appearance. Ever had to go somewhere you didn't want to go? If you stopped by just briefly, you made an appearance.

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   APPEARANCE meaning: 1. an occasion when someone appears in public: 2. the way a person or thing looks: 3. an occasion…. Learn more.

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   Definition of appearance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. the act or fact of appearing, as to the eye or mind or before the public. the unannounced appearance of dinner guests. the last appearance of Caruso in Aïda. her first appearance at a stockholders' meeting. 2. the state, condition, manner, or style in which a person or object appears; outward look or aspect.

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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. outward show or seeming; semblance: to avoid the appearance of coveting an honor.

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    1. the act or fact of appearing, as to the eye or mind or before the public. the unannounced appearance of dinner guests. the last appearance of Caruso in Aïda. her first appearance at a stockholders' meeting. 2. the state, condition, manner, or style in which a person or object appears; outward look or aspect.