- appearance
- noun1 way that sb/sth looksADJECTIVE▪ attractive, handsome, youthful▪ distinctive, odd, strange, striking▪ dishevelled/disheveled, scruffy (esp. BrE), unkempt, unprepossessing▪
With his dishevelled/disheveled appearance he often looks as though he's just fallen out of bed.
▪ external, outer, outward, physical, surface, visual▪In outward appearance the two types of tomato are similar.
▪ personal▪attention to personal appearance and hygiene
▪ general, overall▪attempts to improve the general appearance of the town
VERB + APPEARANCE▪ have▪Inside, the house had the appearance of a temple.
▪ take on▪Towns merged to take on the appearance of a city.
▪ create, give▪The report gives an appearance of scientific credibility.
▪ alter, change▪Shaving off his beard changed his appearance dramatically.
▪ check▪He stopped at the mirror to check his appearance.
▪ enhance, improve▪ mimic▪man-made materials that mimic the appearance of wood
▪ avoid▪We must avoid any appearance of impropriety.
▪ keep up, maintain, preserve▪They tried to maintain the appearance of normality.
PREPOSITION▪ in appearance▪rather bird-like in appearance
PHRASES▪ contrary to appearances, despite appearances▪The American president, despite appearances, has only limited power.
▪ judge (sb/sth) by appearances▪To judge by appearances, Roger was rather embarrassed.
▪ keep up appearances (= hide the true situation and pretend that everything is going well)▪When she lost all her money, she was determined to keep up appearances.
2 arrival of sb/sthADJECTIVE▪ abrupt, dramatic, sudden, surprise, unexpected▪ brief▪ first, initial▪Since its first appearance in the 19th century, cholera has killed millions.
VERB + APPEARANCE▪ make, put in▪She made a sudden appearance just as we were about to leave.
▪I feel I must put in at least a brief appearance at the party.
▪ mark▪This marked the appearance of a new genre in American music.
3 act of appearing in publicADJECTIVE▪ first, second, etc.▪her first appearance on the stage
▪ final, last▪ frequent, occasional, rare, regular▪ recent▪ live, personal▪ public▪ cameo, guest▪ court, radio, stage, television, TV▪one of the actor's rare television appearances
▪ scheduled▪The singer had to cancel her scheduled appearance.
VERB + APPEARANCE▪ make▪She made a cameo appearance in the movie.
▪ cancel▪She was forced to cancel her appearance as keynote speaker at the event.
APPEARANCE + NOUN▪ fee, money (both sports, esp. BrE)
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
