appearance

Noun
  1. Outward or visible aspect of a person or thing (synset 104681322)
    is a type of: quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
    subtypes:
    • agerasia - youthful appearance in an old person
    • look - physical appearance
    • view - outward appearance
    • color, colour - the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
    • complexion - texture and appearance of the skin of the face
    • effect, impression - an outward appearance
    • linear perspective, perspective - the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
    • phase - (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun)
    • vanishing point - the appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge
    • superficies - the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial appearance
    • format - the general appearance of a publication
    • cast, form, shape - the visual appearance of something or someone
    • image, persona - (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
    • color, colour, gloss, semblance - an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
    • face - the general outward appearance of something
    • countenance, visage - the appearance conveyed by a person's face
    • hairiness, pilosity - the quality of having hair
    • hairlessness - the quality of not having hair
    • beauty - the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
    • ugliness - qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
    • deformity, disfiguration, disfigurement - an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen
    • homeliness, plainness - an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful
    • blemish, defect, mar - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
    • discoloration, discolouration, stain - a soiled or discolored appearance
    • plainness - the appearance of being plain and unpretentious
    • elaborateness, ornateness - an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated
    • decorativeness - an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive
    • etiolation - a pale and sickly appearance
    • sleekness - the quality of being well-groomed and neatly tailored
    same as: visual aspect
  2. The event of coming into sight (synset 107336372)
    is a type of: happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
    subtypes:
  3. Formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action (synset 101236192)
    is a type of: attendance, attending - the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
    same as: appearing, coming into court
  4. A mental representation (synset 105948150)
    "I tried to describe his appearance to the police"
    is a type of: internal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
    subtypes:
  5. The act of appearing in public view (synset 100051015)
    "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"
    is a type of: arrival - the act of arriving at a certain place
    subtypes:
  6. Pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression (synset 100756620)
    "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show"
    is a type of: feigning, pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation - the act of giving a false appearance
    same as: show

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