noun
1.
the state or form in which one appears
his disheveled appearance surprised his guests
Synonyms: aspect, look, mien, seeming
Related Word: air, bearing, countenance, demeanor, manner
2.
usually appearances plural outward and often deceptive indication or look
to all appearances he was guilty
Synonyms: face, guise, seeming, semblance, show, showing, simulacrum; compare mask
Related Word: fiction, make-believe, pretense, pretension; disguise, facade, front, masquerade, outside, pose
Idioms: outward show
Contrasted words: fact, reality, truth