appearance

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
  2. noun the event of coming into sight
  3. noun formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French apparence, from Latin apparentia, from appareo. Morphologically appear + -ance. Doublet of apparence and apparency. Displaced native Old English hīew (“the way something looks or seems”) and ætīewednes (“act of appearing or coming into view”).

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Synonyms

visual aspect

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