Definitions for appearance
əˈpɪər ənsap·pear·ance

Princeton's WordNet(1.91 / 11 votes)Rate this definition:

1. appearance, visual aspectnoun

   outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

2. appearancenoun

   the event of coming into sight

3. appearance, appearing, coming into courtnoun

   formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action

4. appearancenoun

   a mental representation

   "I tried to describe his appearance to the police"

5. appearancenoun

   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"

6. appearance, shownoun

   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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. appearancenoun

   Personal presence; look; aspect; mien.

   And now am come to see . . . It thy appearance answer loud report. Milton.

2. appearancenoun

   apparent likeness; external show; how something appears to others.

3. appearancenoun

   The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, either by himself or by his attorney, expressed by a formal entry by the proper officer to that effect; the act or proceeding by which a party proceeded against places himself before the court, and submits to its jurisdiction.

4. appearancenoun

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

   His sudden appearance surprised me.

5. appearancenoun

   A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.

   There was a strange appearance in the sky.

6. appearancenoun

   The way something looks; personal presence

   Synonyms: aspect, mien

7. appearancenoun

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

   Some people say I'm shallow because I care so much about my appearance.

8. appearancenoun

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

   Catholicism teaches that the Eucharist, while remaining under the physical appearance of bread and wine, becomes really and truly the body and the blood of Christ.

9. appearancenoun

   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.

   A person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator.

10. appearancenoun

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

11. appearancenoun

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

    The patient had a small bowel obstruction and there was no appearance until after the obstruction resolved.

12. Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French apparence, from Latin apparentia, from appareo. Displaced native Middle English wlite ("appearance").

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Appearancenoun

   the act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me

2. Appearancenoun

   a thing seed; a phenomenon; a phase; an apparition; as, an appearance in the sky

3. Appearancenoun

   personal presence; exhibition of the person; look; aspect; mien

4. Appearancenoun

   semblance, or apparent likeness; external show. pl. Outward signs, or circumstances, fitted to make a particular impression or to determine the judgment as to the character of a person or a thing, an act or a state; as, appearances are against him

5. Appearancenoun

   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; as, a person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator

6. Appearancenoun

   probability; likelihood

7. Appearancenoun

   the coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, either by himself or by his attorney, expressed by a formal entry by the proper officer to that effect; the act or proceeding by which a party proceeded against places himself before the court, and submits to its jurisdiction

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Appearance

   In law, appearance is the coming into court of either of the parties to a lawsuit, and/or the formal act by which a defendant submits himself to the jurisdiction of the court.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. appearance

   The first making of a land-fall: formerly astronomically used for phenomenon and phase. The day of an officer's first joining a ship after his being appointed.

Matched Categories

1. • Arrival
   • Happening
   • Pretense
   • Representation

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'appearance' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1850

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'appearance' in Nouns Frequency: #714

How to pronounce appearance?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say appearance in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of appearance in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of appearance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of appearance in a Sentence

1. Hank Johnson:

   Every judge should be aware that it's not just the parties that are litigating, but there is a public interest involved — even if the only interest is the appearance that justice is taking place.

2. Jean Jacques Rousseau:

   Your first appearance, he said to me, is the gauge by which you will be measured try to manage that you may go beyond yourself in after times, but beware of ever doing less.

3. Andrea Barrio:

   There’s been a lot of press about not needing to do self breast exams, but I really do think it’s important to have self awareness about how things might change in the appearance of your breast, just becauseyou see the symptom doesn’t mean you have cancer … but if you have a change in the appearance of your breast you should have it checked out by your doctor.

4. Horace:

   The appearance of right often leads us wrong.

5. Chris Langdon:

   Abalone don’t care what the dulse looks like, for humans, appearance and consistency are very important.

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