🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

aspetto

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /aˈspɛt.to/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Appearance/əˈpɪərəns/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'aspetto esteriore può ingannare."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The way that someone or something looks, or the outward aspect of a person or object.

    "She changed her appearance drastically by cutting her hair short."
  2. 2

    An act of arriving or becoming visible, or of taking part in a public event or performance.

    "The author made a surprise appearance at the local bookstore."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'appearance' originates from the Middle English 'apearance', derived from the Old French 'aparence', which in turn comes from the Latin 'apparere', meaning 'to come into view'. Over time, the term has evolved to encompass both the act of appearing and the outward aspect of something.

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