appearance

appearance
noun
1 way that sb/sth looks
ADJECTIVE
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/sth
ADJECTIVE
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 public
ADJECTIVE
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)

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