appearance

A2
Pronunciation
/əˈpɪəɹəns/
/əˈpɪɹəns/
Noun
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • His sudden appearance surprised me.
2 Definition

A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.

Example Sentences
  • There was a strange appearance in the sky.
3 Definition

The way something looks; personal presence

Synonyms
aspect mien
4 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • Some people say I'm shallow because I care so much about my appearance.
5 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • 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.
6 Definition

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.

Example Sentences
  • A person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator.
7 Definition

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

8 Definition

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

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