Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)appearance, appearing, coming into courtformal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
(n)appearancethe act of appearing in public view“the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period”, “it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America”
(n)appearance, showpretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression“they try to keep up appearances”, “that ceremony is just for show”