appearances
Meaning of appearances
- The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
His sudden appearance surprised me.
- A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.
There was a strange appearance in the sky.
- The way something looks; personal presence
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
Information about appearances
- It is a name.
- The singular form of appearances is: appearance.
- Languages in which appearances is used:
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Hyphenation of appearances
ap-pear-ances
- It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
- appearances is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
appearances synonyms
Meaning :
aspect, mien, apparition, phenomenon, presence, spectacle, debut, arrival, manifestation, air, figure, look, manner, facade, façade, pretense, semblance, show
appearances antonyms
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Words that rhyme with appearances
Drances, Frances, Marifrances, Maryfrances, Renaissances, Resistances, aberrances, abeyances, abidances, abondances, absorbances, absorptances, abundances, acceptances, accordances, acquaintances, acquittances, acutances, adamances, admirances, admittances, advances, affiances, affirmances, aidances, allegeances, allegiances, alliances, allowances, alternances, ambiances, ambulances, amorances, annoyances, appertainances, appliances, approvances, appurtenances, arrivances, arrogances, ascendances, askances, assemblances, assistances, assonances, assurances, attendances, attractances, avoidances, balances