Appearance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

the event of coming into sight

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹbjʊɹɹˌɛɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpˈiəɹəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpˈiəɹəns/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹbjʊɹɹˌɛɾɚ/.

Examples

I tried to describe his appearance to the police
the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period
it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

coming into court appearing visual aspect show

Antonyms

disappearance

Parts of Speech

noun	outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
noun	the event of coming into sight
noun	formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
noun	a mental representation “I tried to describe his appearance to the police”
noun	the act of appearing in public view “the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period”
noun	pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression “they try to keep up appearances”

Word Forms

appear	verb	come into sight or view
showy	adjective	marked by ostentation but often tasteless

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aussehen

äußerer oder sichtbarer Aspekt einer Person oder Sache

🇫🇷French

apparence

aspect extérieur ou visible d’une personne ou d’une chose

🇪🇸Spanish

apariencia

Aspecto exterior o visible de una persona o cosa.

🇮🇹Italian

aspetto

aspetto esteriore o visibile di una persona o di una cosa

🇳🇱Dutch

verschijning

uiterlijke of zichtbare aspect van een persoon of ding

🇵🇹Portuguese

aparência

aspecto externo ou visível de uma pessoa ou coisa

🇷🇺Russian

появление

внешний или видимый аспект человека или вещи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपस्थिति

किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु का बाहरी या दृश्य पहलू

🇧🇩Bengali

চেহারা

একজন ব্যক্তি বা জিনিসের বাহ্যিক বা দৃশ্যমান দিক

🇮🇳Tamil

தோற்றம்

ஒரு நபர் அல்லது பொருளின் வெளிப்புற அல்லது புலப்படும் அம்சம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రదర్శన

ఒక వ్యక్తి లేదా వస్తువు యొక్క బాహ్య లేదా కనిపించే అంశం

🇮🇳Marathi

देखावा

एखाद्या व्यक्तीची किंवा वस्तूची बाह्य किंवा दृश्यमान पैलू

🇮🇳Gujarati

દેખાવ

વ્યક્તિ અથવા વસ્તુનું બાહ્ય અથવા દૃશ્યમાન પાસું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ

ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಬಾಹ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಗೋಚರ ಅಂಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രൂപം

ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെയോ വസ്തുവിൻ്റെയോ ബാഹ്യമോ ദൃശ്യമോ ആയ വശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਿੱਖ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਬਾਹਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਖਾਈ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਪਹਿਲੂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ظاہری شکل

کسی شخص یا چیز کا ظاہری یا مرئی پہلو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

外貌

人或事物的外在或可见的方面

🇯🇵Japanese

外観

人または物の外側または目に見える側面

🇰🇷Korean

모습

사람이나 사물의 외적 또는 눈에 보이는 측면

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vẻ bề ngoài

khía cạnh bên ngoài hoặc có thể nhìn thấy của một người hoặc vật

🇹🇭Thai

รูปร่าง

ภายนอกหรือมองเห็นได้ของบุคคลหรือสิ่งของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penampilan

aspek luar atau terlihat dari seseorang atau sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

hitsura

panlabas o nakikitang aspeto ng isang tao o bagay

🇲🇾Malay

penampilan

aspek luaran atau kelihatan seseorang atau benda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مظهر

الجانب الخارجي أو المرئي لشخص أو شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

ظاهر

جنبه ظاهری یا قابل مشاهده یک شخص یا چیز

🇹🇷Turkish

dış görünüş

Bir kişinin veya şeyin dış veya görünür yönü

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוֹפָעָה

היבט חיצוני או גלוי של אדם או דבר

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The primary meaning of 'appearance' is 'outward or visible aspect of a person or thing'.

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