Meaning of appearance In English

• 0 an occasion when someone appears in public:

  • It was his first appearance on television/television appearance as president.

  • She will be making a public appearance, signing copies of her latest novel.

  • This was the defendant's third court appearance for the same offence.

  • He made his first stage/TV appearance at the age of six.

  • I didn't really want to go to the party, but I thought I'd better put in an appearance.

• 1 the way a person or thing looks to other people:

  • a middle-aged man of smart appearance

  • You can alter/change the whole appearance of a room just by lighting it in a certain way.

  • There was nothing unusual about/in her physical appearance.

  • The large car outside the house gave the appearance of wealth (= suggested wealthy people lived there).

  • Appearances can be deceptive.

  • He was a far more complicated man than outward appearances suggested.

  • To all appearances their marriage is fine, but I think she gives him a bad time in private.

• 2 the way a person or thing looks or seems to other people:

  • The most striking feature of his appearance was his long hair.

• 3 a public performance in a play, movie, dance, or other similar event:

  • Her only screen appearances were in two made-for-television movies.

• 4 the act of becoming noticeable or the fact of being present:

  • It was his first television appearance.