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effect vs appearance

appearance vs effect

effect and appearance both are nouns.

effect is a verb but appearance is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
effect Yes No Yes No
appearance Yes No No No
As nouns, appearance is a hypernym of effect; that is, appearance is a word with a broader meaning than effect:
  • effect: an outward appearance
  • appearance: outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
Other hypernyms of effect include visual aspect.
effect (noun) appearance (noun)
an outward appearance the act of appearing in public view
(of a law) having legal validity formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived) pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon a mental representation
a symptom caused by an illness or a drug the event of coming into sight
effect (verb) appearance (verb)
produce
act so as to bring into existence
Difference between effect and appearance

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