[ap.pear.ance] n (14c) 1 a: external show: semblance "although hostile, he preserved an ~ of neutrality" b: outward aspect: look "had a fierce ~" c pl: outward indication "trying to keep up ~s"
2. a: a sense impression or aspect of a thing "the blue of distant hills is only an ~" b: the world of sensible phenomena 3 a: the act, action, or process of appearing b: the presentation of oneself in court as a party to an action often through the representation of an attorney
4. a: something that appears: phenomenon b: an instance of appearing: occurrence