appearance

[ uh-peer-uhns ]
/ əˈpɪər əns /

noun

Idioms for appearance

Origin of appearance

1350–1400; appear + -ance; replacing Middle English aparance < Anglo-French, Old French < Late Latin appārentia, neuter plural of Latin appārēns apparent

synonym study for appearance

2. Appearance, aspect, guise refer to the way in which something outwardly presents itself to view. Appearance refers to the outward look: the shabby appearance of his car. Aspect refers to the appearance at some particular time or in special circumstances; it often has emotional implications, either ascribed to the object itself or felt by the beholder: In the dusk the forest had a terrifying aspect. Guise suggests a misleading appearance, assumed for an occasion or a purpose: under the guise of friendship.

OTHER WORDS FROM appearance

pre·ap·pear·ance, noun re·ap·pear·ance, noun sub·ap·pear·ance, noun

British Dictionary definitions for make an appearance

appearance
/ (əˈpɪərəns) /

noun

Idioms and Phrases with make an appearance (1 of 2)

make an appearance

see put in an appearance.

Idioms and Phrases with make an appearance (2 of 2)

appearance

see keep up appearances; put in an appearance.