A Quick and Simple Dictionary

appearance

1. Noun.  The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
2. Noun.  A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.
3. Noun.  Personal presence; look; aspect; mien.
4. Noun.  apparent likeness; external show; how something appears to others.
5. Noun.  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.
6. Noun.  (legal) 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.
7. Noun.  (medical) '', chiefly used by nurses'': the act of defecation by a patient.