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   appearance

   /əˈpɪərəns/

   noun

   • 1. the way that someone or something looks: "she checked her appearance in the mirror" Similar look(s)airaspectmienoutward form
   • ▪ an impression given by someone or something: "she read it with every appearance of interest" Similar impressionair(outward) showimagesemblancefacadeveneerguisepretencefrontillusion
   • 2. an act of performing or participating in a public event: "he is well known for his television appearances"
   • 3. an act of arriving or becoming visible: "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 railway" 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 is the dictionary definition of appearance?

   • What is the dictionary definition of Appearance? n. the act of a party or an attorney showing up in court. Once it is established that an attorney represents the person (by filing a notice of appearance or representation or actually appearing), the lawyer may make an appearance for the client on some matters without the client being present.

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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 makes a person an appearance?

   • 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. But this word more often has to do with how things look.

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   What does apparence mean?

   • re-formation (after appear) of Middle English apparence, aparaunce, borrowed from Anglo-French apparaunce, apparence, borrowed from Late Latin appārentia, noun derivative of Latin appārent-, appārens, present participle of appārēre "to be visible, appear " 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a “Appearance.”

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   appearance: [noun] external show : semblance. outward aspect : look. outward indication.

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   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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   appearance: 1 n outward or visible aspect of a person or thing Synonyms: visual aspect Types: show 86 types... hide 86 types... agerasia youthful appearance in an old person look physical appearance view outward appearance color , colour the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and ...

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