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appearance
What does appearance mean?
appearance (noun): outward or visible aspect of a person or thing.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce appearance?
/əˈpɪɹəns/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does appearance come from?
Borrowed from Middle French apparence, from Latin apparentia, from appareo.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to appearance
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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the result of launching a projectile or bullet
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mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning
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outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
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a specialized division of a large organization
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