appearances

plural of appearance

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