appearance, visual aspect -- (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)
appearance -- (the event of coming into sight)
appearance, appearing, coming into court -- (formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action)
appearance -- (a mental representation; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police")
appearance -- (the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America")
appearance, show -- (pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show")