appearance

appearance — ap·pear·ance n 1: the presentation of oneself in court as a party to or as an attorney for a party to a lawsuit; also: a document filed in court by an attorney declaring his or her representation of a party to a lawsuit see also general… …   Law dictionary

Appearance — Ap*pear ance, n. [F. apparence, L. apparentia, fr. apparere. See {Appear}.] 1. The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me. [1913 Webster] 2. A thing seed; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

appearance — appearance, look, aspect, semblance denote the outward show presented by a person or thing. Appearance often carries no additional implications {judge not according to the appearance Jn 7:24} {in drawing, represent the appearances of things,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

Appearance — may refer to:* In physiognomy, Human physical appearance. * The visual appearance of objects is given by the way in which they reflect and transmit light. The color of objects is determined by the parts of the spectrum of light that are reflected …   Wikipedia

appearance — [ə pir′əns] n. [ME aparaunce < OFr aparance < LL apparentia < apparere, APPEAR] 1. the act or an instance of appearing 2. the look or outward aspect of a person or thing 3. anything that appears; thing seen 4. Archaic an apparition 5 …   English World dictionary

appearance — [n1] coming into sight actualization, advent, appearing, arrival, coming, debut, display, emergence, entrance, exhibition, introduction, manifestation, materialization, presence, presentation, representation, rise, showing up, turning up,… …   New thesaurus

appearance — (n.) late 14c., visible state or form, figure; mere show, from Anglo Fr. apparaunce, O.Fr. aparance appearance, display, pomp (13c.), from L. apparentia, abstract noun from aparentem, pp. of apparere (see APPEAR (Cf. appear)). Meaning semblance… …   Etymology dictionary

appearance — The act of showing up in Court as either plaintiff, defendant, accused, or any other party to a Court (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

appearance — ► NOUN 1) the way that someone or something looks or seems. 2) an act of appearing. ● keep up appearances Cf. ↑keep up appearances …   English terms dictionary

appearance — ap|pear|ance W2 [əˈpıərəns US əˈpır ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(way somebody/something looks)¦ 2¦(somebody takes part in a public event)¦ 3¦(something new starts to exist)¦ 4¦(arrival)¦ 5 keep up appearances 6 for appearances sake/for the sake of appearances… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

appearance — noun 1 way that sb/sth looks ADJECTIVE ▪ attractive, handsome, youthful ▪ distinctive, odd, strange, striking ▪ dishevelled/disheveled …   Collocations dictionary