n. Function: noun
1 the state or form in which one appears FF1C; his disheveled appearance surprised his guests FF1E;
Synonyms: aspect, look, mien, seeming
Related Words: air, bearing, countenance, demeanor, manner
2
usually
appearances plural outward and often deceptive indication or look FF1C; to all appearances he was guilty FF1E;
Synonyms: face, guise, seeming, semblance, show, showing, simulacrum; compare MASK
Related Words: fiction, make-believe, pretense, pretension; disguise, facade, front, masquerade, outside, pose
Idioms: outward show
Contrasted Words: fact, reality, truth