appearancenoun
uk/əˈpɪə.rəns/us/əˈpɪr.əns/appearance noun (BEING PRESENT)
B2 [ C ] an occasion when someone appears in public:
It was his first appearance on television/television appearance as president.
She will be making a public appearance, signing copies of her latest novel.
[ C ] an occasion when someone goes to court to be officially involved in a trial:
This was the defendant's third court appearance for the same offence.
B2 [ C ] a public performance by an entertainer:
He made his first stage/TV appearance at the age of six.
put in/make an appearance
to be present somewhere for a short time:
I didn't really want to go to the party, but I thought I'd better put in an appearance.
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- Madonna made a guest appearance at the concert.
- The health minister made a personal appearance at the hospital.
- Top footballers make regular appearances on TV.
- The endless public appearances are an inevitable part of an election campaign.
- Her last concert appearance in Britain was no ordinary performance.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Appearing & disappearing
- act
- bubble up
- come up
- conjure
- creep
- disappear off the face of the earth idiom
- do a disappearing/vanishing act idiom
- emerge
- emergence
- erupt
- evaporate
- face
- form
- manifestation
- melt
- pop
- puff
- pull
- pull sth up
- wither
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Cinema & theatre: acting, rehearsing & performing
Present
appearance noun (WAY YOU LOOK)
B1 [ C or U ] the way a person or thing looks to other people:
a middle-aged man of smart appearance
You can alter/change the whole appearance of a room just by lighting it in a certain way.
There was nothing unusual about/in her physical appearance.
The large car outside the house gave the appearance of wealth (= suggested wealthy people lived there).
Appearances can be deceptive.
appearances [ plural ]
what things look like or seem to be rather than what they actually are:
He was a far more complicated man than outward appearances suggested.
to/from all appearances
judging from what can be seen:
To all appearances their marriage is fine, but I think she gives him a bad time in private.
More examples
- Don't be fooled by his appearance.
- She had a decidedly down-at-heel appearance.
- You really need to smarten up your appearance, Chris - and the same goes for the rest of you.
- I bought these shoes for their practicality not their appearance.
- The outward appearance of the building has not changed at all in 200 years.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Conditions and characteristics
- -ance
- -ancy
- ability
- ambience
- attribute
- character
- complexion
- condition
- detail
- feature
- hallmark
- karma
- lineament
- local colour
- middle name
- mien
- nature
- resonate
- savour
- smack
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Personal care - general words
True, real, false, and unreal