appearance
Noun
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Outward or visible aspect of a person or thing (synset 104681322)
is a type of: quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someonesubtypes:
- 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 -
The event of coming into sight (synset 107336372)
subtypes:
- reappearance - the event of something appearing again
- manifestation, materialisation, materialization - an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
- manifestation - a clear appearance
- apparition - the appearance of a ghostlike figure
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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
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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
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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 placesubtypes:
- apparition - an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly
- emergence, emersion - the act of emerging
- reappearance, return - the act of someone appearing again
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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 appearancesame as: show
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