appearance's
How something seems's
Appearance's is the possessive form of appearance—the way something looks or presents itself.
The possessive typically attaches appearance to something it produces or possesses: The house's run-down appearance's effect on property values was significant.
In practice, writers often restructure sentences to avoid this awkward construction: The effect of the house's run-down appearance on property values.
Misleading sensory impression
- impressionEffect on the mind
- pretenseDeceptive outward show
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- guiseExternal manner shown
veneer · show · front · seeming · outward · deception · disguise · mask
Aesthetic excellence
- attractivenessPleasing quality that draws
- uglinessDispleasing appearance quality
- handsomenessPhysical appeal, especially masculine
- complexionSkin tone, appearance
features · physique · grooming · presentation · elegance · glamour · plainness · comeliness
Point of access
- comingIn the process of approaching
- showingPresenting for others
- emergenceComing into existence
- materializationComing into tangible existence
presence · attendance · debut · entry · manifestation · surfacing · turning up · approach
Single occurrence of something
- eventA notable occurrence
- manifestationOutward display of something
- phenomenonExtraordinary observable occurrence
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
episode · emergence · recurrence · incidence · frequency · happening · occasion · display
Perceiving sound waves
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- witnessOne who attests
- defendantParty facing charges
subpoena · summons · trial · deposition · arraignment · proceeding · representation · counsel
illusion
Misleading sensory impression
- impressionEffect on the mind
- pretenseDeceptive outward show
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
guise · veneer · show · front · seeming · outward · deception · disguise · mask · pretension
beauty
Aesthetic excellence
- attractivenessPleasing quality that draws
- uglinessDispleasing appearance quality
- handsomenessPhysical appeal, especially masculine
complexion · features · physique · grooming · presentation · elegance · glamour · plainness · comeliness · visage
entrance
Point of access
materialization · presence · attendance · debut · entry · manifestation · surfacing · turning up · approach · visit
instance
Single occurrence of something
- eventA notable occurrence
- manifestationOutward display of something
- phenomenonExtraordinary observable occurrence
sighting · episode · emergence · recurrence · incidence · frequency · happening · occasion · display · exhibition
hearing
Perceiving sound waves
defendant · subpoena · summons · trial · deposition · arraignment · proceeding · representation · counsel · judge
- make an appearanceArrive and be seen
- made an appearanceBecame visible or present
- making an appearanceAttending briefly, being seen
- guest appearanceBrief role by outsider
- keep up appearancesPretend all is well
- physical appearanceBodily visual traits
appearance, appearances, reappearance, disappearance, disappearances