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reappearance

reappearance

7 3.7
The time when someone or something comes back into sight after being away
  • noun
  • /ˌriːəˈpɪərəns/
translation icon : reaparición
  • After several years of absence, the actor's reappearance at the gala surprised everyone.
  • disappearance and reappearance
  • makes a reappearance

Examples

  • Something—the look on his face, the extraordinary reappearance of this long-lost package—makes her curious.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Other big news in December was the online reappearance of Enron.

  • Then it's made a recent reappearance.

  • Also, the photograph in this magazine is dated just after her reappearance.

  • This reappearance must have been caused by the meteorite explosion the other night.

  • As of this morning, Chicago P.D. was alerted to the reappearance of Richard Kimble.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The reappearance of Mr. Macartney in Bath further reveals a problematic lack in Evelina's mental development.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Robyn had returned to the castle after the disastrous banquet, and this was her first reappearance in the commons.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Invincible vanished decades ago, and his astonishing reappearance stunned millions of New Yorkers.

  • There is no good moment, of course, for a notorious villain to arrive, but the timing of Olaf's reappearance, just when Dr. Montgomery's secret could be revealed to the children, was almost more than Klaus could bear.

Synonyms

return
vsreappearance
413 1.0

An act of coming back to a place or state

is about coming into view again without implying movement to a place
recurrence
vsreappearance
24 5.0

An event or problem that happens again, often at regular times

is a single act of coming back after absence rather than repeated events
reemergence
vsreappearance
4 5.5

Something that comes back after being absent or inactive

is simply coming back into sight without renewed activity or importance
reoccurrence
vsreappearance
1 5.8

Something that happens again

is the single return to view after a period away rather than repeated occurrences
emersion
vsreappearance
  • Specialized
9.9

The act of coming into view after being hidden, for example when the sun appears after an eclipse

is the general act of coming back into sight outside specific scientific usage

Antonyms

186 1.3

A time when someone is away from a place

How Visible

reappearance
7 3.7
appearance
408 2.6
glimpse
170 3.0

Surface Forms

reappearance singular
reappearances plural

Morphology

reappearance = reappear (transparent) = re + appear + ance

This is a regular event noun formed from the verb 'reappear' with the suffix '-ance'.

Etymology

The word reappearance is built from re- meaning 'again' and appear meaning 'to come into view'. So a reappearance is the act of appearing again.