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appearance

408 2.6

A person or thing becoming visible in public, for example on stage

noun
/əˈpɪərəns/

: aparición

In fact, this will be his third appearance on the show.
make an appearance
public appearance
first appearance

I will be making some appearances hopefully next year.

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Examples

This is Steven's second appearance on the show, much to my delight.

Robinson Erhardt
A tall neon sign announced the appearance of an old comedian at the Winter.

Fiction book (1991)
What do you say we make a public appearance?

Runaway (1984)
In October, Madeleine makes a special appearance on the show.

Late Night with the Devil (2024)
The President hasn't made a public appearance for the last three weeks.

American Dreamz (2006)
My guest for this discussion, back for his third appearance on the podcast is Bruce Friedrich.

Rich Roll
Every Friday, three students are chosen to make an appearance on Fluency Idol.

Academic text (2013)
The magician made his first appearance at the festival, charming the audience with his tricks.
After a long absence, she made a surprise appearance at the charity gala, drawing everyone's attention.
The celebrity's unexpected appearance at the party caused a stir among the guests.

Synonyms

sight of

vsappearance

217 3.1

What you see when you look at someone or something

is about the act of becoming visible or arriving at an event

presentment

vsappearance

Archaic

1 8.5

A way of showing something to people, often in a dramatic way

is about becoming visible or arriving rather than being put on display

Antonyms

absence

216 2.1

A lack of someone or something that should be there

disappearance

141 4.0

Someone going away secretly so no one knows where they are

disappearance

65 3.7

A person or thing not seen where it was before

Idioms

in spite of appearance

6.3

Even though something looks like that, the real situation is different

Compounds

first appearance

27 3.5

The first time a person or thing is seen in public, often in a new role

breasty appearance

NSFW

7.7

A look with large, noticeable breasts

kempt appearance

6.5

A neat, tidy look with hair combed and clothes clean

tidy appearance

1.8

Clothes and hair that are neat and clean

studlike appearance

NSFW

7.9

An attractive, confident look that reminds people of a good-looking man

waxy appearance

5.9

A smooth, shiny look on skin or other surfaces like a candle

weedy appearance

6.2

An untidy look caused by many plants growing out of control

How Public

appearance

408 2.6

privateness

6.5

Surface Forms

appearance singular

appearances plural

Morphology

appearance = appear (transparent) = appear + ance

Clear nominalization expressing the event or act of appearing (becoming visible).

Etymology

Appearance comes from appear and the Latin apparere, which means 'to come into sight'. So an appearance can be the act of becoming visible or of showing up, like a person or object appearing in view.