appearance

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Synonyms: abearance, apparence, coappearance, appearency, reappearance, appearances, appendance

Antonyms: abearance, apparence, coappearance, appearency, reappearance, appearances, appendance

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Noun

1. The act of [[appear]]ing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
2. A thing seen; a [[phenomenon]]; an [[apparition]].
3. The way something looks; personal [[presence]]
4. Apparent [[likeness]]; the way which something or someone [[appear]]s to others.
5. {{lb|en|philosophy|theology}} That which is not [[substance]], [[essence]], [[hypostasis]]; the [[outward]] reality as opposed to the [[underlying]] reality
6. The act of [[appear]]ing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character.
7. {{lb|en|legal}} An instance of someone coming into a [[court of law]] to be part of a [[trial]], [[lawsuit]] or other [[proceeding]], either [[in person]] or represented by an [[attorney]] or such like; a [[court appearance]]
8. {{lb|en|medical}} Chiefly used by [[nurse]]s: the act of [[defecation]] by a patient.

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