appearance
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
appearance
- 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.
- The way something looks; personal presence
- Synonyms: aspect, mien
- 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […]”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: Printed by J. M[acock] for John Starkey […], OCLC 228732398 ↗, lines 99–101, page 66 ↗:
- And now am come to ſee of whom ſuch noiſe / Hath walk'd about, and each limb to ſurvey, / If thy appearance anſwer loud report.
- 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.
- 1769, The King James Bible, Book of Numbers ix. 15
- And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.
- 1769, The King James Bible Gospel of John vii. 24
- Judge not according to the appearance.
- (philosophy, theology) 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.
- 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.
- 1671, John Milton, Paradise Regained
- Will he now retire, After appearance, and again prolong Our expectation?
- (legal) 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
- (medical) 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.
- (act of coming into sight) arrival, manifestation,
- (a thing seen) spectacle, apparition, phenomenon, presence
- (aspect of a person) aspect, air, figure, look, manner, mien
- (outward show) semblance, show, pretense, façade or facade
- (act of appearing in public) debut
- French: apparition
- German: Erscheinen, Auftritt
- Italian: apparizione, comparsa
- Portuguese: aparição, aparecimento
- Russian: появле́ние
- Spanish: aparición
- French: apparition
- Italian: apparizione, visione
- Portuguese: aparição
- Russian: явле́ние
- Spanish: aparición
- German: Aussehen
- Italian: apparenza, aspetto, sembianza, aria, cera
- Portuguese: aparência
- Russian: вне́шность
- Spanish: apariencia, hechura, estampa
- French: apparence
- German: Aussehen
- Italian: apparenza
- Portuguese: aparência
- Russian: вне́шность
- Spanish: apariencia, aire
- Italian: presentazione
- Portuguese: aparecimento
- Russian: появле́ние
- Spanish: aparición
- French: comparution
- Italian: comparizione
- Portuguese: comparecimento
- Russian: я́вка
- Spanish: aparición, comparecencia
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