Appearance meaning : The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye. A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition. The way something looks; personal presence Apparent likeness; the way which something or someone appears to others. That which is not substance, essence, hypostasis; the outward reality as opposed to the underlying reality 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. An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance Chiefly used by nurses: the act of defecation by a patient.