appearance
/ʌpˈɪɹʌns/noun3 syllables
Appearance means: formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action.
Synonyms for appearance4
Opposites of appearance
What does appearance mean?6
noun
1
formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
2
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
3
pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression“they try to keep up appearances”
4
the event of coming into sight
5
a mental representation“I tried to describe his appearance to the police”
6
the act of appearing in public view“the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with appearance?6
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Appearance in a sentence
- At the sudden appearance of a bear, the kids made believe they were dead.unknown
- Judging from his appearance, he must be a rich man.CM
- Seen through a telescope, the planets take on a completely new appearance.CM
- With the appearance of a promising new writer, the aging novelist fell from prominence.unknown
- Judging from his appearance, he may be a soldier.CM
- Judge him by what he does, not by his appearance.Swift
- In addition to the police, the firemen had to make their appearance, too.marcelostockle
- Judging from her appearance, she seems to be very rich.Swift
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Forms of appearance
as a noun
- plural
- appearances