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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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 phenomenon; a phase; an apparition; as, an appearance in the sky. [1913 Webster] 3. Personal presence; exhibition of the person; look; aspect; mien. [1913 Webster] And now am come to see . . . It thy appearance answer loud report. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 4. Semblance, or apparent likeness; external show. pl. Outward signs, or circumstances, fitted to make a particular impression or to determine the judgment as to the character of a person or a thing, an act or a state; as, appearances are against him. [1913 Webster] There was upon the tabernacle, as it were, the appearance of fire. --Num. ix. 15. [1913 Webster] For man looketh on the outward appearance. --1 Sam. xvi. 7. [1913 Webster] Judge not according to the appearance. --John. vii. 24. [1913 Webster] 5. The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character; as, a person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator. [1913 Webster] Will he now retire, After appearance, and again prolong Our expectation? --Milton. [1913 Webster] 6. Probability; likelihood. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] There is that which hath no appearance. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 7. (Law) The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, either by himself or by his attorney, expressed by a formal entry by the proper officer to that effect; the act or proceeding by which a party proceeded against places himself before the court, and submits to its jurisdiction. --Burrill. --Bouvier. --Daniell. [1913 Webster] {To put in an appearance}, to be present; to appear in person. {To save appearances}, to preserve a fair outward show. [1913 Webster] Syn: Coming; arrival; presence; semblance; pretense; air; look; manner; mien; figure; aspect. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: appearance n 1: outward or visible aspect of a person or thing [syn: {appearance}, {visual aspect}] 2: the event of coming into sight [ant: {disappearance}] 3: formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action [syn: {appearance}, {appearing}, {coming into court}] 4: a mental representation; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police" 5: the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America" [ant: {disappearance}, {disappearing}] 6: pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show" [syn: {appearance}, {show}]