[əˈpɪərəns], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the way that someone or something looks
(e.g: she checked her appearance in the mirror)

- an act of performing or participating in a public event
(e.g: he is well known for his television appearances)

- an act of arriving or becoming visible
(e.g: the sudden appearance of her daughter startled her)


Phrases:
- by all appearances
- keep up appearances
- make an appearance

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French aparance, aparence, from late Latin apparentia, from Latin apparere (see appear)