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format vs appearance

appearance vs format

format and appearance both are nouns.

format is a verb but appearance is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
format Yes No Yes No
appearance Yes No No No
As nouns, appearance is a hypernym of format; that is, appearance is a word with a broader meaning than format:
  • format: the general appearance of a publication
  • appearance: outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
Other hypernyms of format include visual aspect.
format (noun) appearance (noun)
the general appearance of a publication the act of appearing in public view
the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
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
format (verb) appearance (verb)
divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
set (printed matter) into a specific format
Difference between format and appearance

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