appearance English
Alternative forms
* appearaunce
Noun
( en noun)
The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
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A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.
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Personal presence; look; aspect; mien.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
- And now am come to see . . . It thy appearance answer loud report.
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Apparent likeness; external show; how something appears to others.
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* Bible, (w) ix. 15
- There was upon the tabernacle, as it were, the appearance of fire.
* Bible, 1 (w) xvi. 7
- For man looketh on the outward appearance .
* Bible, (w) vii. 24
- Judge not according to the appearance .
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.
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* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
- Will he now retire, After appearance , and again prolong Our expectation?
(legal) 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.
(medical) Chiefly used by nurses: the act of defecation by a patient.
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Synonyms
* (act of coming into sight) arrival, manifestation,
* (a thing seen) spectacle, apparition, phenomenon, presence
* (aspect of a person) aspect, air, figure, look, manner, mien
* (outward show) semblance, show, pretense, or facade
* (act of appearing in public) debut
Derived terms
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* court appearance
* disappearance
* keep up appearances
* nonappearance
* plate appearance
* put in an appearance
* reappearance
* save appearances
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atmosphere English
Alternative forms
* (archaic)
Noun
( en noun)
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
The air in a particular place.
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*:Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;.
The mood or feeling in a situation.
A unit of measurement for pressure (symbol: atm)
Synonyms
* (mood) air, ambiance, feeling, mood
Meronyms
* See also
Related terms
* atmospheric
* atmospherics
See also
* ambiance, ambience
* mood
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