appearance

ap·pear·ance  (-pîrns)

n.

1. The act or an instance of coming into sight.

2. The act or an instance of coming into public view: The author made a rare personal appearance.

3. Outward aspect: an untidy appearance.

4. Something that appears; a phenomenon.

5. A superficial aspect; a semblance: keeping up an appearance of wealth.

6. appearances Outward indications; circumstances: a cheerful person, to all appearances.

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appearance

Noun

1. a sudden or unexpected arrival of someone or something at a place

2. the introduction or invention of something: the appearance of credit cards

3. an act or instance of appearing: it will be his fiftieth appearance for his country

4. the way a person or thing looks: I spotted a man of extraordinary appearance

5. keep up appearances to maintain the public impression of wellbeing or normality

6. put in an appearance to attend an event briefly

7. to all appearances apparently: to all appearances they seemed enthralled by what he was saying

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	appearance - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing visual aspect agerasia - youthful appearance in an old person look - physical appearance; "I don't like the looks of this place" view - outward appearance; "they look the same in outward view" color, colour - the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation complexion - texture and appearance of the skin of the face effect, impression - an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting" linear perspective, perspective - the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer phase - (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); "the full phase of the moon" vanishing point - the appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge superficies - the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial appearance; "the audience was held by the substance of the play rather than by the superficies of the production"-R.W.Speaight format - the general appearance of a publication cast, shape, form - the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features" image, persona - (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty" semblance, gloss, color, colour - an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color" face - the general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing" countenance, visage - the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage" hairiness, pilosity - the quality of having hair hairlessness - the quality of not having hair beauty - the qualities that give pleasure to the senses ugliness - qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses disfiguration, disfigurement, deformity - an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration" homeliness, plainness - an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness" blemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" discoloration, discolouration, stain - a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain" plainness - the appearance of being plain and unpretentious elaborateness, ornateness - an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated decorativeness - an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive etiolation - a pale and sickly appearance; "his etiolation signaled years in prison" quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare sleekness - the quality of being well-groomed and neatly tailored; "the sleekness of his appearance reminded me of his financial successes"
	2.	appearance - the event of coming into sight happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens reappearance - the event of something appearing again; "the reappearance of Halley's comet" materialisation, materialization, manifestation - an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) manifestation - a clear appearance; "a manifestation of great emotion" apparition - the appearance of a ghostlike figure; "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter" disappearance - the event of passing out of sight
	3.	appearance - formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action appearing, coming into court attendance, attending - the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
	4.	appearance - a mental representation; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police" internal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image illusion, semblance - an erroneous mental representation 3-D, 3D, three-D - having a three-dimensional form or appearance; "aren't dreams always in 3-D?" front - the outward appearance of a person; "he put up a bold front"
	5.	appearance - the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America" arrival - the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival" apparition - an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly; "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger" emersion, emergence - the act of emerging reappearance, return - the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited" disappearance, disappearing - the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
	6.	appearance - pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show" show pretending, pretense, feigning, simulation, pretence - the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"

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appearance

noun 1. look, face, form, air, figure, image, looks, bearing, aspect, manner, expression, demeanour, mien (literary)

noun 2. arrival, appearing, presence, turning up, introduction, showing up (informal) emergence, advent

noun 3. impression, air, front, image, illusion, guise, façade, pretence, veneer, semblance, outward show

Translations

appearance [əˈpɪərəns] n → aparición f (= look, aspect); apariencia, aspecto;

to keep up appearances → salvar las apariencias;

to all appearances → al parecer

appearance [əˈpɪərəns] appear n → apparition f; parution f (= look, aspect); apparence f, aspect m;

to put in or make an appearance → faire acte de présence;

(Theat);

by order of appearance → par ordre d'entrée en scène;

to keep up appearances → sauver les apparences;

to all appearances → selon toute apparence

appearance [əˈpɪərəns] appear n → Erscheinen nt;

(look) → Aussehen nt;

(in public, on TV) → Auftritt m;

to put in or make an appearance appear → sich sehen lassen;

in or by order of appearance appear (Theat etc) → in der Reihenfolge ihres Auftritts;

to keep up appearances appear → den (äußeren) Schein wahren;

to all appearances appear → allem Anschein nach

appearance [əˈpɪərəns] n → apparizione f (= look, aspect); aspetto;

to put in or make an appearance → fare atto di presenza;

by order of appearance (THEAT) → in ordine di apparizione;

to keep up appearances → salvare le apparenze;

to all appearances → a giudicar dalle apparenze