appear vs show

appear is not a noun while show is a noun.

appear and show both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
appear	No	No	Yes	No
show	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, show is a hyponym of appear; that is, show is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than appear:

appear: come into sight or view
show: be or become visible or noticeable

Other hyponyms of appear include peep, erupt, manifest, wash up, come to hand, come to light, come on, come out, show up, surface, turn up, emerge, outcrop, flash, flash, turn out, basset, crop out, re-emerge, reappear, emerge, break through, come through, break through, come out, erupt, push through, roll in, come to mind, spring to mind, burst forth, leap out, rush out, sally out, break, show up, burst out, crop up, pop, pop out, pop up.

appear (noun)	show (noun)
	an act or social event involving a public performance or entertainment
	pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
	something intended to communicate a particular impression

appear (verb)	show (verb)
come into sight or view	establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
be issued or published	provide evidence for
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene	indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.	give expression to
give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect	give evidence of, as of records
(of a proposition) seem to be true, probable, or apparent	indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority	finish third or better in a horse or dog race
	show in, or as in, a picture
	take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
	make visible or noticeable
	be or become visible or noticeable
	give an exhibition of to an interested audience

Difference between appear and show

Words related to "show"

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