outward appearances

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• appearances — n. outward looks 1) to keep up appearances 2) outward appearances 3) by appearances (to judge by appearances) 4) for the lake of appearances 5) from, to all appearances (to all appearances, the matter is closed) * * * to all appearances (to all… …   Combinatory dictionary

• outward — outwardness, n. /owt weuhrd/, adj. 1. proceeding or directed toward the outside or exterior, or away from a central point: the outward flow of gold; the outward part of a voyage. 2. pertaining to or being what is seen or apparent, as… …   Universalium

• outward — adjective 1 (only before noun) concerning how someone seems to other people, rather than what they are actually like: She managed to maintain her outward composure. | His house shows few outward signs of worldly success. | to all outward… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• outward — I UK [ˈaʊtwə(r)d] / US [ˈaʊtwərd] adjective [only before noun] * 1) a) obvious and easy to see He had no outward signs of the illness. outward appearance: Many people judge purely by outward appearances. b) used about the feelings or qualities… …   English dictionary

• outward — out|ward1 [ autwərd ] adjective only before noun * 1. ) obvious and easy to see: EXTERNAL: He had no outward signs of the illness. outward appearance: Many people judge purely by outward appearances. a ) used about the feelings or qualities that… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• outward — out•ward [[t]ˈaʊt wərd[/t]] adj. 1) proceeding or directed toward the outside or away from a center 2) pertaining to or being what is seen or apparent; pertaining to surface qualities only; superficial: outward appearances[/ex] 3) lying toward or …   From formal English to slang

• outward — [adj] visible; for appearances apparent, evident, exterior, external, from within, noticeable, observable, obvious, on the surface, open, ostensible, out, outer, outside, over, perceptible, superficial, surface, to the eye, toward the edge;… …   New thesaurus

• outward — I. adjective Date: before 12th century 1. moving, directed, or turned toward the outside or away from a center < an outward flow > 2. situated on the outside ; exterior 3. of or relating to the body or to appearances rather than to the mind or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• outward — Synonyms and related words: apparent, apparently, appearing, bodily, carnal, conventionalized, cortical, epidermic, evident, exomorphic, exterior, exteriorly, external, externally, extraneous, extraorganismal, extrinsic, FALSE, fleshly, foreign,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• (don't) judge by appearances —    This expression means that you should not form an opinion based on outward appearances only.     She looks self confident but don t judge by appearances …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• To save appearances — Appearance Ap*pear ance, n. [F. apparence, L. apparentia, fr. apparere. See {Appear}.] 1. The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me. [1913 Webster] 2. A thing seed; a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English