Appearance vs. Semblance
Appearancenoun
The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
‘His sudden appearance surprised me.’;
Semblancenoun
likeness, similarity; the quality of being similar.
Appearancenoun
A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.
‘There was a strange appearance in the sky.’;
Semblancenoun
the way something looks; appearance; form
Appearancenoun
The way something looks; personal presence
Semblancenoun
Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.
‘Thier semblance kind, and mild their gestures were.’;
Appearancenoun
Apparent likeness; the way which something or someone appears to others.
‘Some people say I'm shallow because I care so much about my appearance.’;
Semblancenoun
Likeness; resemblance, actual or apparent; similitude; as, the semblance of worth; semblance of virtue.
‘Only semblances or imitations of shells.’;
Appearancenoun
That which is not substance, essence, hypostasis; the outward reality as opposed to the underlying reality
‘Catholicism teaches that the Eucharist, while remaining under the physical appearance of bread and wine, becomes really and truly the body and the blood of Christ.’;
Semblancenoun
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading;
‘he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity’; ‘he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction’; ‘the situation soon took on a different color’;
Appearancenoun
The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character.
‘A person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator.’; ‘David Beckham's first appearance with the LA Galaxy at Giants Stadium against the New York Red Bulls last night drew a crowd of 66237.’;
Semblancenoun
an erroneous mental representation
Appearancenoun
(legal) An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance
Semblancenoun
picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
Appearancenoun
(medical) Chiefly used by nurses: the act of defecation by a patient.
‘The patient had a small bowel obstruction and there was no appearance until after the obstruction resolved.’;
Appearancenoun
The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me.
Appearancenoun
A thing seed; a phenomenon; a phase; an apparition; as, an appearance in the sky.
Appearancenoun
Personal presence; exhibition of the person; look; aspect; mien.
‘And now am come to see . . . It thy appearance answer loud report.’;
Appearancenoun
Semblance, or apparent likeness; external show. pl. Outward signs, or circumstances, fitted to make a particular impression or to determine the judgment as to the character of a person or a thing, an act or a state; as, appearances are against him.
‘There was upon the tabernacle, as it were, the appearance of fire.’; ‘For man looketh on the outward appearance.’; ‘Judge not according to the appearance.’;
Appearancenoun
The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character; as, a person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator.
‘Will he now retire,After appearance, and again prolongOur expectation?’;
Appearancenoun
Probability; likelihood.
‘There is that which hath no appearance.’;
Appearancenoun
The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, either by himself or by his attorney, expressed by a formal entry by the proper officer to that effect; the act or proceeding by which a party proceeded against places himself before the court, and submits to its jurisdiction.
Appearancenoun
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
Appearancenoun
the event of coming into sight
Appearancenoun
formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
Appearancenoun
a mental representation;
‘I tried to describe his appearance to the police’;
Appearancenoun
the act of appearing in public view;
‘the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period’; ‘it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America’;
Appearancenoun
pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression;
‘they try to keep up appearances’; ‘that ceremony is just for show’;
Appearancenoun
the way that someone or something looks
‘she checked her appearance in the mirror’;
Appearancenoun
an impression given by someone or something
‘she read it with every appearance of interest’;
Appearancenoun
an act of performing or participating in a public event
‘he is well known for his television appearances’;
Appearancenoun
an act of arriving or becoming visible
‘the sudden appearance of her daughter startled her’;
Appearancenoun
a process of coming into existence or use
‘the appearance of the railway’;
