apariencia

Definitions of apariencia
  1. noun
    pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
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    type of:
    fachada, fingimiento, simulación
    the act of giving a false appearance
  2. noun
    outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
    synonyms: aspecto
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    physical appearance
    efecto, impresión
    an outward appearance
    facciones, fisonomía
    the visual appearance of something or someone
    imagen
    (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
    rostro, semblante
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
    hirsutez, pilosidad, vellosidad
    the quality of having hair
    belleza
    the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
    fealdad
    qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
    deformidad, desfiguración
    an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen
    vulgaridad
    an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful
    imperfección, mácula, tacha, tara
    a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
    descoloración
    a soiled or discolored appearance
    vistosidad
    an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated
    valor nominal
    the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth
    aspecto, capa, forma, pretexto, traje
    an artful or simulated semblance
    camuflaje
    an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
    verosimilitud
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
    aspecto, cara, cariz, estampa, expresión, mirada, semblante, vista, visto
    the feelings expressed on a person's face
    exquisitez, primor, pulcritud
    extreme beauty of a delicate sort
    pintoresquismo, tipismo
    visually vivid and pleasing
    atractivo, encanto, garbo, glamour, hechizo, salero
    alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
    belleza, encanto, hermosura, majeza, preciosidad, preciosura
    the quality of being good looking and attractive
    galanura, guapeza, lindeza
    the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)
    apostura, buena planta, guapeza, guapura, hermosura, majeza
    the quality of having regular well-defined features (especially of a man)
    atracción, atractividad, atractivo
    sexual allure
    ridiculez
    ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
    estridencia
    strident color or excessive ornamentation
    horribilidad
    dreadful ugliness; horrible repulsiveness
    falta de atractivo
    an ugliness of appearance that is not appealing to viewers
    antojo, mancha de nacimiento, rosa
    a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth
    corte, hoyo, mella, muesca
    an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
    monstruosidad
    something very ugly and offensive
    lunar
    a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin
    arañazo, rasguño, raspadura, raya
    an indication of damage
    quemadura
    a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
    mancha, zurrapa
    a blemish made by dirt
    mancha de sangre
    a discoloration caused by blood
    mancha de óxido
    a spot caused the staining with rust or ink
    mancha de barro, mancha de lodo
    a stain produced by mud
    mancha de aceite
    a stain produced by oil
    verruga
    (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus
    desnudez
    an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation
    acabamiento, alisado, finado, remate, terminación, terminado
    a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
    comedón, espinilla, punto negro
    a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
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    cualidad
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
  3. noun
    an artful or simulated semblance
    synonyms: aspecto, capa, forma, pretexto, traje
  4. noun
    the feelings expressed on a person's face
    synonyms: aspecto, cara, cariz, estampa, expresión, mirada, semblante, vista, visto
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    chispa
    merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
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    rostro, semblante
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  5. noun
    the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
    synonyms: fachada, fingimiento, presunción, pretensiones, pretensión, pretexto
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    sencillez
    the quality of being natural and without pretensions
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    boato
    pretentious or showy or vulgar display
  6. noun
    a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
    synonyms: camuflaje, fachada
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    engaño, fraude
    a misleading falsehood
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