Definitions for appearance
Overview of noun appearance
The noun appearance has 6 senses? (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (19) appearance, visual aspect
(outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)
2. (4) appearance
(the event of coming into sight)
3. (2) appearance, appearing, coming into court
(formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action)
4. (1) appearance
(a mental representation; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police")
5. (1) appearance
(the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America")
6. appearance, show
(pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show")
