appearance meaning
EN[əˈpɪəɹəns] [əˈpɪɹəns]US
WAppearance
- Appearance may refer to:
- Visual appearance, the way in which objects reflect and transmit light
- Human physical appearance, what someone looks like
- Appearances (film), a 1921 film directed by Donald Crisp
- The Appeared, a 2007 Spanish language horror film by Paco Cabezas
- Appearance, another term for the baseball statistic games pitched
- Appearance (philosophy), or phenomenon
- Appearance (law), the coming into court of either of the parties to a suit, and/or the formal act by which a defendant submits himself to the jurisdiction of the court.
- NounPLappearancesSUF-ance
- The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
- His sudden appearance surprised me.
- A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.
- There was a strange appearance in the sky.
- Personal presence; look; aspect; mien.
- Apparent likeness; external show; how something appears to others.
- Some people say I'm shallow because I care so much about my appearance.
- 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.
- David Beckham's first appearance with the LA Galaxy at Giants Stadium against the New York Red Bulls last night drew a crowd of 66237.
- (law) 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.
- (medicine) 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.
- The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- With tact and management it would be possible to partially satisfy creditors, and keep up appearances for six months more.
- Your lurryman as a rule is proud of his horse and careful of its appearance [ …]
- Of these, eight had a normal hysteroscopic appearance whereas three had an abnormal appearance (hyperplasia, etc.).
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- This big wallcrawler has remained somewhat obscure, probably due to its indistinct appearance.
- Drop-crotching holds the crown within set limits without spoiling appearance.
- Everyone who came by oohed and aahed over her new appearance.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of appearance in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary