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Idioms1.
the act or fact of appearing, as to the eye or mind or before the public: the unannounced appearance of dinner guests; the last appearance of Caruso in Aïda; her first appearance at a stockholders' meeting.
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outward show or seeming; semblance: to avoid the appearance of coveting an honor.
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Law. the coming into court of either party to a suit or action.
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EXPANDappearances, outward impressions, indications, or circumstances: By all appearances, he enjoyed himself.
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Philosophy. the sensory, or phenomenal, aspect of existence to an observer.
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COLLAPSEArchaic. an apparition.
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keep up appearances, to maintain a public impression of decorum, prosperity, etc., despite reverses, unfavorable conditions, etc.: They tried to keep up appearances after losing all their money.
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make an appearance, to come; arrive: He didn't make an appearance until after midnight.
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put in an appearance, to attend a gathering or meeting, especially for a very short time: The author put in an appearance at the cocktail party on her way to dinner.
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Reappearance
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Origin:
1350–1400; appear + -ance; replacing Middle English aparance < Anglo-French, Old French < Late Latin appārentia, neuter plural of Latin appārēns apparent
1350–1400; appear + -ance; replacing Middle English aparance < Anglo-French, Old French < Late Latin appārentia, neuter plural of Latin appārēns apparent
Related forms
pre·ap·pear·ance, noun
re·ap·pear·ance, noun
sub·ap·pear·ance, noun
Synonyms
1. arrival, coming, advent. 2. demeanor, presence. Appearance, aspect, guise refer to the way in which something outwardly presents itself to view. Appearance refers to the outward look: the shabby appearance of his car. Aspect refers to the appearance at some particular time or in special circumstances; it often has emotional implications, either ascribed to the object itself or felt by the beholder: In the dusk the forest had a terrifying aspect. Guise suggests a misleading appearance, assumed for an occasion or a purpose: under the guise of friendship. 3. face, pretense.
1. arrival, coming, advent. 2. demeanor, presence. Appearance, aspect, guise refer to the way in which something outwardly presents itself to view. Appearance refers to the outward look: the shabby appearance of his car. Aspect refers to the appearance at some particular time or in special circumstances; it often has emotional implications, either ascribed to the object itself or felt by the beholder: In the dusk the forest had a terrifying aspect. Guise suggests a misleading appearance, assumed for an occasion or a purpose: under the guise of friendship. 3. face, pretense.
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appearance
c.1400, "action of coming into view," from O.Fr. aparance, from L. apparentia, abstract noun from aparentem, pp. of apparere (see appear). Meaning "semblance" is recorded from early 15c.; that of "visible state or form" from late 14c. Phrase keep up appearances attested from
EXPAND1760 (save appearances in same sense is 1711).
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