appearance
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5.1
- noun
- /əˈpɪərəns/
- It's only for appearances.
- keep up appearances
- give the appearance of
- create the appearance of
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Watch on YouTubeIf you're working hard to create an appearance, then you become part of the production.
- If you're working hard to create an appearance, then you become part of the production.
- And if they'd sent the FBI along with us, he would have given the appearance of cooperation.
- Well, TBD, but at least at this point, finance is working really hard to at least create the appearance that they are strong.
Examples
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For appearances' sake, I'll just hold your arm, sir.
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Certainly, in the short term, for the sake of foreign currency and appearances, little will change.
Academic text (2011) -
But how does one maintain an appearance of innocence that is real?
Fiction book (1997) -
You know, you should make more of an effort to keep up appearances.
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But I have had people judge me based off of my appearance and come to find out later, it wasn't positive.
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Perhaps this approach is necessary in order for these programs to have the appearance of legitimacy.
Academic text (1992) -
Most people in your position choose to hide behind appearances that will allow them to avoid persecution and rejection.
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Authentic learning and the pursuit of excellence are abandoned for an artificial appearance of equity.
Academic text (1997) -
I'm tired of the facade and constantly keeping up appearances.
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She only invited him to the party to maintain the appearance of having many friends.
Synonyms
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5.3
An act to impress others that hides true feelings
76
6.1
A false claim or action to hide the truth
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7.4
A false show that hides what is really happening
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4.2
A magic trick that makes something look impossible
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7.5
An appearance that hides the truth to trick people
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7.2
A false appearance that hides true problems
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7.9
An appearance that looks normal but hides the real situation
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3.9
An outward appearance that hides someone's real identity or intentions
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6.7
An appearance that hides true feelings or intentions
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7.0
Behaving to impress people instead of being honest
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4.1
A way of acting to make others believe something that is not true
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5.6
An action that makes something look better than it really is to hide problems
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3.7
Made to look like something real but not the original
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6.8
A false appearance that hides someone's true feelings or plans
4
7.0
An attractive appearance that hides something unpleasant
4
7.5
A false act or story that tries to trick people, often to make them laugh
4
7.0
A way of behaving that is not genuine to impress others
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5.8
A false show of feeling or action meant to trick people
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9.9
Hiding your true feelings or intentions by pretending
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4.3
A trick that makes something look like real magic
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7.4
Pretending to have an illness or feeling to trick others
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9.9
A false front that hides real problems
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5.4
A performance that tries to get attention by being loud or dramatic
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6.0
A happy appearance that hides true feelings
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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An attractive, confident look that reminds people of a good-looking man
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Appearance comes from appear and the Latin apparere, meaning 'to come into sight', so it also refers to the outward show someone gives. That is why 'keeping up appearances' means showing a good or normal look even when things are different inside.