Appearance

Ap·pear·ance

Appearance

n.
  1. The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me.
  2. A thing seed; a phenomenon; a phase; an apparition; as, an appearance in the sky.
  3. Personal presence; exhibition of the person; look; aspect; mien.
    And now am come to see . . . It thy appearance answer loud report.
  4. Semblance, or apparent likeness; external show. pl. Outward signs, or circumstances, fitted to make a particular impression or to determine the judgment as to the character of a person or a thing, an act or a state; as, appearances are against him.
    There was upon the tabernacle, as it were, the appearance of fire.
    — Num. ix. 15.
    For man looketh on the outward appearance.
    — 1 Sam. xvi. 7.
    Judge not according to the appearance.
    — John. vii. 24.
  5. The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character; as, a person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator.
    Will he now retire, After appearance, and again prolong Our expectation?
  6. Probability; likelihood. [Obs.]
    There is that which hath no appearance.
  7. The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, either by himself or by his attorney, expressed by a formal entry by the proper officer to that effect; the act or proceeding by which a party proceeded against places himself before the court, and submits to its jurisdiction. (Law)

Phrases & Compounds
To put in an appearance
to be present; to appear in person.
To save appearances
to preserve a fair outward show.