appearance

The way a person or thing looks.

• The paint improved its appearance.
• She takes care of her appearance.
• The two rocks have a similar appearance.

Similar words: look, looks

Common phrases: physical appearance, change your appearance, outward appearance, personal appearance

The moment when someone or something arrives or becomes visible.

• His sudden appearance surprised us.
• The first appearance of stars marked the evening.
• She made a brief appearance at the party.

How to use it: appearance of someone/something (The appearance of a stranger interrupted our conversation.)

Similar words: arrival, emergence

Opposites: disappearance

Common phrases: sudden appearance, make an appearance, appearance of something, first appearance

Something unusual that is seen, especially a ghostlike figure.

• A pale appearance floated above the water.
• They saw strange appearances in the night sky.
• The mysterious appearance vanished before dawn.

Similar words: apparition, vision, phenomenon

Common phrases: strange appearance, ghostly appearance