outward appearance

  • 1outward appearance — index color (deceptive appearance), complexion, feature (appearance) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2outward appearance — what is visible to the eye, exterior …

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  • 3injury to outward appearance — index defacement Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4Appearance — Ap*pear ance, n. [F. apparence, L. apparentia, fr. apparere. See {Appear}.] 1. The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me. [1913 Webster] 2. A thing seed; a… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5appearance — appearance, look, aspect, semblance denote the outward show presented by a person or thing. Appearance often carries no additional implications {judge not according to the appearance Jn 7:24} {in drawing, represent the appearances of things,… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 6appearance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Outward look Nouns 1. (what is seen) sight, show, scene, view; outlook, prospect, vista, angle, perspective, bird s eye view; scenery, landscape, picture, tableau; display, setting, mise en scène. See… …

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  • 7outward — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 situated on or directed towards the outside. 2 going out (on the outward voyage). 3 bodily, external, apparent, superficial (in all outward respects). 4 archaic outer (the outward man). adv. (also outwards) in an outward… …

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  • 8appearance — ap|pear|ance W2 [əˈpıərəns US əˈpır ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(way somebody/something looks)¦ 2¦(somebody takes part in a public event)¦ 3¦(something new starts to exist)¦ 4¦(arrival)¦ 5 keep up appearances 6 for appearances sake/for the sake of appearances… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9appearance — noun 1 way that sb/sth looks ADJECTIVE ▪ attractive, handsome, youthful ▪ distinctive, odd, strange, striking ▪ dishevelled/disheveled …

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  • 10outward — outwardness, n. /owt weuhrd/, adj. 1. proceeding or directed toward the outside or exterior, or away from a central point: the outward flow of gold; the outward part of a voyage. 2. pertaining to or being what is seen or apparent, as… …

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