appearance
noun
[ əˈpɪər(ə)ns ]
• the way that someone or something looks.
• "she checked her appearance in the mirror"
• an act of performing or participating in a public event.
• "he is well known for his television appearances"
• an act of arriving or becoming visible.
• "the sudden appearance of her daughter startled her"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French aparance, aparence, from late Latin apparentia, from Latin apparere (see appear).
