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   appearance

   /əˈpɪərəns/

   noun

   • 1. the way that someone or something looks: "she checked her appearance in the mirror" Similar look(s)airaspectmienoutward form
   • ▪ an impression given by someone or something: "she read it with every appearance of interest" Similar impressionair(outward) showimagesemblancefacadeveneerguisepretencefrontillusion
   • 2. an act of performing or participating in a public event: "he is well known for his television appearances"
   • 3. an act of arriving or becoming visible: "the sudden appearance of her daughter startled her" Similar arrivaladventcomingcoming into viewemergencematerializationsurfacingOpposite disappearancedeparture
   • ▪ a process of coming into existence or use: "the appearance of the railway" Similar occurrencemanifestationdevelopment

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French aparance, aparence, from late Latin apparentia, from Latin apparere (see appear).

   Scrabble Points: 16

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