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appearance

The correct spelling is appearance.

How to pronounce appearance

/əˈpɪəɹəns/
noun

IPA: /əˈpɪəɹəns/

Say it like: App-eer-ans-e

The correct spelling is appearance. The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye. For example: "His sudden appearance surprised me."

Usage Examples

His sudden appearance surprised me.

There was a strange appearance in the sky.

Some people say I'm shallow because I care so much about my appearance.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
  2. 2.A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.
  3. 3.The way something looks; personal presence
  4. 4.Apparent likeness; the way which something or someone appears to others.
  5. 5.That which is not substance, essence, hypostasis; the outward reality as opposed to the underlying reality

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