Ap-pār'ençe or Ap-pār'en cy1, n.
n. [See APPEARANCE.] [Obs.] Chaucer. Gower.
2 entries under this word
Appearance
Ap-pēar'ançe2, n.
n. [Fr. apparence, Pr. apparencia, Lat. apparentia, from apparere. See APPEAR.]
Sense 1. The act of coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me.
Sense 2. A thing seen; a phenomenon; as, an appearance in the sky.
Sense 3. Semblance, or apparent likeness; external show. “To save appearances.” Milton.
There was upon the tabernacle, as it were, the appearance of fire. Num. ix. 15.
For man looketh on the outward appearance. 1 Sam. xvi. 7.
Judge not according to the appearance. John vii. 24.
Sense 4. Personal presence; exhibition of the person; mien; air; demeanor.
And now am come to see . . . If thy appearance answer loud report. Milton.
Sense 5. Exhibition of the character; introduction of a person to 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 prolong Our expectation? Milton.
Sense 6. Probability; likelihood. [Obs.] “There is that which hath no appearance.” Bacon.
Sense 7. (Law.) 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. Burrill. Bouvier. Daniell.
Synonyms— Coming; arrival; presence; semblance; pretence; air; look; manner; mien; figure; aspect.