noun

appearance

Translation

look, emergence, aspect, performance

She has a very smart appearance.

She has a very smart look.

The first appearance of the sun was beautiful.

The first emergence of the sun was beautiful.

He made an appearance on television.

((of sb./sth.)) the way (sb./sth.) looks The appearance of the house was impressive.

to make an ((appearance)) to appear somewhere He made a brief appearance at the party.

Synonyms: look, aspect, emergence, arrival; Antonyms: disappearance

From the verb 'to appear' + the noun-forming suffix '-ance'.

This is the noun form of 'to appear'. How something 'appears' to you is its 'appearance'.