appearance

Meanings

Plural: appearances

Noun

• outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
• the event of coming into sight
• formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
• a mental representation
  • "I tried to describe his appearance to the police"
• 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"
• pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
  • "they try to keep up appearances"
• The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
• A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.
• The way something looks; personal presence
• Apparent likeness; the way which something or someone appears to others.
• That which is not substance, essence, hypostasis; the outward reality as opposed to the underlying reality
• 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.
• 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
• Chiefly used by nurses: the act of defecation by a patient.

Synonyms

air, apparition, appearing, arrival, aspect, coming into court, debut, facade, façade, figure, look, make, manifestation, manner, mien, phenomenon, presence, pretense, semblance, show, spectacle, visual aspect

Antonyms

disappearance, non-appearance, nonappearance

Related Words

apparent, appear