Synonyms for appearance
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-peer-uhns |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈpɪər əns |
Top 10 synonyms for appearance Other synonyms for the word appearance
- air
- appearing
- attitude
- aura
- beard
- bearing
- blind
- carriage
- cast
- coming
- condition
- countenance
- demeanor
- dream
- dress
- emergence
- entrance
- exhibition
- expression
- facade
- face
- fashion
- feature
- figure
- form
- front
- guise
- idea
- illusion
- impression
- introduction
- looks
- manifestation
- manner
- mannerism
- materialization
- mien
- mirage
- mode
- outline
- phenomenon
- pose
- reflection
- representation
- rise
- screen
- seeming
- semblance
- shape
- showing up
- sound
- specter
- stamp
- turning up
- unveiling
- vision
Définition of appearance
Origin :- late 14c., "visible state or form, figure; mere show," from Anglo-French apparaunce, Old French aparance "appearance, display, pomp" (13c.), from Latin apparentia, abstract noun from aparentem, past participle of apparere (see appear). Meaning "semblance" is recorded from early 15c.; that of "action of coming into view" is mid-15c. Phrase keep up appearances attested from 1760 (save appearances in same sense is 1711).
- noun coming into sight
- noun outward aspect, characteristic
- noun outward show; pretense
- There was a scar on one cheek, and, altogether, he was not very prepossessing in his appearance.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Bates was a stout sailor, rough in appearance, but with a warm and kindly heart.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- I was very much annoyed at the natives not putting in appearance as promised.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- The appearance of the country ahead is better than it looked yesterday.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- The appearance of Mr. Gladstone was the signal for great applause.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- As Lizzie put it, Sarah's appearance was an outrage on her contemporaries.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- And did she seek refuge with him the moment he made his appearance?
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- There is also a difference in the appearance of these two meats.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- She beamed at my appearance, and her every word was caressing and deferential.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- About eleven or twelve years ago Trevillo made his appearance here.
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
Antonyms for appearance
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