appearance
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
appearance/əˈpɪərəns/
▶noun
- 1 the way that someone or something appears.
■ an impression given: she read it with every appearance of interest.
- 2 an act of performing in a public event.
- 3 an act of arriving or becoming visible.
– phrases
keep up appearances maintain an impression of wealth or well-being.
make (or put in) an appearance attend an event briefly.
to (or by) all appearances as far as can be seen.
keep up appearances maintain an impression of wealth or well-being.
make (or put in) an appearance attend an event briefly.
to (or by) all appearances as far as can be seen.
'appearance' also found in these Oxford entries:
aesthetic
- agate
- agouti
- alter
- ampelopsis
- androgynous
- android
- animate
- apparition
- appendage
- aspect
- assume
- aurora
- austere
- baby's breath
- bail
- blemish
- body dysmorphic disorder
- bow
- brash
- bronzer
- Brylcreem
- butch
- butcher's broom
- cartoon
- caryopsis
- cast
- chiastolite
- class
- clone
- coco
- cod
- colouring
- condition
- cordite
- coreopsis
- corposant
- cosmetic
- crusty
- curtain call
- dandified
- dandy
- dapper
- dawn
- dawning
- debut
- debutante
- deceptive
- deface
