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appearance vs attending

attending vs appearance

appearance and attending both are nouns.

appearance is not an adjective while attending is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
appearance Yes No No No
attending Yes Yes No No
As nouns, attending is a hypernym of appearance; that is, attending is a word with a broader meaning than appearance:
  • appearance: formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
  • attending: the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
Other hypernyms of appearance include attendance.
appearance (noun) attending (noun)
the act of appearing in public view the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
a mental representation
the event of coming into sight
appearance (adjective) attending (adjective)
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Difference between appearance and attending

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