appearance

noun

The way something looks; personal presence

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.

Apparent likeness; the way which something or someone appears to others.

The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character.

(law) An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, lawsuit or other proceeding, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance

(philosophy, theology) That which is not substance, essence, hypostasis; the outward reality as opposed to the underlying reality

(medicine) Chiefly used by nurses: the act of defecation by a patient.

Roots

pareopear- · Latin · appear

Synonyms for appearance

shown looksv demeanorn semblancen seemingadj countenancen featuresn shapen presencen apparitionn manifestationn

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