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appearance vs form

form vs appearance

appearance and form both are nouns.

appearance is not a verb while form is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
appearance Yes No No No
form Yes No Yes No
As nouns, form is a hyponym of appearance; that is, form is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than appearance:
  • appearance: outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
  • form: the visual appearance of something or someone
Other hyponyms of appearance include agerasia, look, view, color, colour, complexion, effect, impression, linear perspective, perspective, phase, vanishing point, superficies, format, cast, shape, image, persona, color, colour, gloss, semblance, face, countenance, visage, hairiness, pilosity, hairlessness, beauty, ugliness, deformity, disfiguration, disfigurement, homeliness, plainness, blemish, defect, mar, discoloration, discolouration, stain, plainness, elaborateness, ornateness, decorativeness, etiolation, sleekness, unbecomingness, toothlessness.
appearance (noun) form (noun)
the act of appearing in public view the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action a life-size dummy used to display clothes
pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression a mold for setting concrete
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing the visual appearance of something or someone
a mental representation any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
the event of coming into sight an ability to perform well
a particular mode in which something is manifested
alternative names for the body of a human being
a perceptual structure
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
a printed document with spaces in which to write
an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse
a body of students who are taught together
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
(physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
appearance (verb) form (verb)
give shape or form to
assume a form or shape
make something, usually for a specific function
create (as an entity)
establish or impress firmly in the mind
to compose or represent
develop into a distinctive entity
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