appearance vs defect

defect vs appearance

appearance and defect both are nouns.

appearance is not a verb while defect is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
appearance	Yes	No	No	No
defect	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, defect is a hyponym of appearance; that is, defect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than appearance:

appearance: outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
defect: a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

Other hyponyms of appearance include agerasia, look, view, color, colour, complexion, effect, impression, linear perspective, perspective, phase, vanishing point, superficies, format, cast, form, shape, image, persona, color, colour, gloss, semblance, face, countenance, visage, hairiness, pilosity, hairlessness, beauty, ugliness, deformity, disfiguration, disfigurement, homeliness, plainness, blemish, mar, discoloration, discolouration, stain, plainness, elaborateness, ornateness, decorativeness, etiolation, sleekness, unbecomingness, toothlessness.

appearance (noun)	defect (noun)
the act of appearing in public view	a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action	a failing or deficiency
pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression	an imperfection in an object or machine
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing	an imperfection in a bodily system
a mental representation
the event of coming into sight

appearance (verb)	defect (verb)
	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

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