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APPEARANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of appearing in public view
Example:
it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("appearance" is a kind of...):
arrival (the act of arriving at a certain place)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appearance"):
apparition (an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly)
emergence; emersion (the act of emerging)
reappearance; return (the act of someone appearing again)
Antonym:
disappearance (the act of leaving secretly or without explanation)
Derivation:
appear (appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
Example:
that ceremony is just for show
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("appearance" is a kind of...):
feigning; pretence; pretending; pretense; simulation (the act of giving a false appearance)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
Synonyms:
appearance; appearing; coming into court
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("appearance" is a kind of...):
attendance; attending (the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.))
Derivation:
appear (present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
Synonyms:
appearance; visual aspect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("appearance" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appearance"):
countenance; visage (the appearance conveyed by a person's face)
hairiness; pilosity (the quality of having hair)
hairlessness (the quality of not having hair)
beauty (the qualities that give pleasure to the senses)
ugliness (qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses)
deformity; disfiguration; disfigurement (an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen)
homeliness; plainness (an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful)
blemish; defect; mar (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body))
discoloration; discolouration; stain (a soiled or discolored appearance)
plainness (the appearance of being plain and unpretentious)
elaborateness; ornateness (an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated)
decorativeness (an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive)
etiolation (a pale and sickly appearance)
sleekness (the quality of being well-groomed and neatly tailored)
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 lightness (or brightness) and saturation)
complexion (texture and appearance of the skin of the face)
effect; impression (an outward appearance)
linear perspective; perspective (the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer)
phase ((astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun))
vanishing point (the appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge)
superficies (the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial appearance)
format (the general appearance of a publication)
cast; form; shape (the visual appearance of something or someone)
image; persona ((Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world)
color; colour; gloss; semblance (an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading)
face (the general outward appearance of something)
Derivation:
appear (come into sight or view)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A mental representation
Example:
I tried to describe his appearance to the police
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("appearance" is a kind of...):
internal representation; mental representation; representation (a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appearance"):
illusion; semblance (an erroneous mental representation)
3-D; 3D; three-D (having a three-dimensional form or appearance)
front (the outward appearance of a person)
Derivation:
appear (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect)
Sense 6
Meaning:
The event of coming into sight
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("appearance" is a kind of...):
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appearance"):
reappearance (the event of something appearing again)
manifestation; materialisation; materialization (an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit))
manifestation (a clear appearance)
apparition (the appearance of a ghostlike figure)
Antonym:
disappearance (the event of passing out of sight)
Derivation:
appear (come into sight or view)
Context examples:
Despite this genetic mixing, the distinct appearance and behaviours of the two species remain intact, and have not become blended.
(Butterflies are genetically wired to choose a mate that looks just like them, University of Cambridge)
A survey of more than 170,000 supermassive black holes, using NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), has astronomers reexamining a decades-old theory about the varying appearances of these interstellar objects.
(NASA's WISE findings poke hole in black hole 'Doughnut' theory, NASA)
The appearance of this animal was unlike any published records and was the deepest observation ever for this type of cephalopod.
(Deep Discoverer Discovers a Very Deep, Ghostlike Octopod, NOAA)
This drop in blood flow was accompanied by the appearance of dementia-like symptoms, including defects in the ability of HSD mice to recognize objects, navigate a maze, and properly build a nest.
(Hold the salt: gut reaction may impair the brains of mice, National Institutes of Health)
Dark brown dust lanes snake across the galaxy’s bright arms and center, giving it a mottled appearance.
(Lonely Galaxy Lost in Space, NASA)
Given the object's large size and faint appearance, astronomers classify NGC 1052-DF2 as an ultra-diffuse galaxy.
(Dark Matter Goes Missing in Oddball Galaxy, NASA)
This may cause virilization (the appearance of male physical characteristics in females).
(Androblastoma, NCI Dictionary)
The collective appearance of the gentlemen, like that of the ladies, is very imposing: they are all costumed in black; most of them are tall, some young.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
A group of animals homogeneous in appearance and other characteristics that distinguish it from other animals of the same species.
(Breed, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by a distinctive facial appearance (high forehead, short nose, and widely spaced eyes), sparse and brittle hair, skin disorders, heart malformations, mental retardation and developmental delay.
(Cardiofaciocutaneous Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
