appearance
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
How often you will meet it
Rank 731 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 25,684 times across 155,168 chapters — 0.012% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- outward or visible aspect of a person or thing also: visual aspect
- the event of coming into sight
- formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action also: appearing, coming into court
- a mental representation I tried to describe his appearance to the police
- the act of appearing in public view the rookie made a brief appearance in the first periodit was Bernhardt's last appearance in America
- pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression also: show they try to keep up appearancesthat ceremony is just for show
appearance in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Discoloration of the veins of the nose, resulting in an appearance abnormally rubicund.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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Presently, two mealy-mouthed men, from the mill, made their appearance, cautiously creeping behind him.
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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The interior of the kitchen where the neighbors were assembled, presented an appearance somewhat more decorous.
The Station · William Carleton · Chapter 1
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Through his own wretched appearance and position he must develop for Katherine more clearly than ever Graham's superiority.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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John had not the heart to shake off the frail delicate child, who was christened "Fluff" after his first appearance in public.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1