Appearance vs. Feature — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Appearance and Feature
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Definitions
Appearance
The way that someone or something looks
She checked her appearance in the mirror
Feature
Any of the distinct parts of the face, as the eyes, nose, or mouth.
Appearance
An act of performing or participating in a public event
He is well known for his television appearances
Feature
Often features The overall appearance of the face or its parts.
Appearance
An act of arriving or becoming visible
The sudden appearance of her daughter startled her
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Feature
A prominent or distinctive part, quality, or characteristic
A feature of one's personality.
A feature of the landscape.
Appearance
The act or an instance of coming into sight.
Feature
A property of linguistic units or forms
Nasality is a phonological feature.
Appearance
The act or an instance of coming into public view
The author made a rare personal appearance.
Feature
In generative linguistics, any of various abstract entities that specify or combine to specify phonological, morphological, semantic, and syntactic properties of linguistic forms and that act as the targets of linguistic rules and operations.
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Appearance
Outward aspect
An untidy appearance.
Feature
The main film presentation at a theater.
Appearance
Something that appears; a phenomenon.
Feature
A long, narrative movie, typically lasting more than one hour.
Appearance
A superficial aspect; a semblance
Keeping up an appearance of wealth.
Feature
A special attraction at an entertainment.
Appearance
Appearances Outward indications; circumstances
A cheerful person, to all appearances.
Feature
A prominent or special article, story, or department in a newspaper or periodical.
Appearance
The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
His sudden appearance surprised me.
Feature
An item advertised or offered as particularly attractive or as an inducement
A washing machine with many features.
Appearance
A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.
There was a strange appearance in the sky.
Feature
Outward appearance; form or shape.
Appearance
The way something looks; personal presence
Feature
Physical beauty.
Appearance
Apparent likeness; the way which something or someone appears to others.
Some people say I'm shallow because I care so much about my appearance.
Feature
To give special attention to; display, publicize, or make prominent.
Appearance
That which is not substance, essence, hypostasis; the outward reality as opposed to the underlying reality
Catholicism teaches that the Eucharist, while remaining under the physical appearance of bread and wine, becomes really and truly the body and the blood of Christ.
Feature
To have or include as a prominent part or characteristic
The play featured two well-known actors.
Appearance
The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character.
A person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator.
David Beckham's first appearance with the LA Galaxy at Giants Stadium against the New York Red Bulls last night drew a crowd of 66237.
Feature
To depict or outline the features of.
Appearance
(legal) An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance
Feature
(Informal) To picture mentally; imagine
Can you feature her in that hat?.
Appearance
(medical) Chiefly used by nurses: the act of defecation by a patient.
The patient had a small bowel obstruction and there was no appearance until after the obstruction resolved.
Feature
(obsolete) One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions.
Appearance
The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me.
Feature
An important or main item.
Appearance
A thing seed; a phenomenon; a phase; an apparition; as, an appearance in the sky.
Feature
(media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
Appearance
Personal presence; exhibition of the person; look; aspect; mien.
And now am come to see . . . It thy appearance answer loud report.
Feature
(film) feature film
Appearance
Semblance, or apparent likeness; external show. pl. Outward signs, or circumstances, fitted to make a particular impression or to determine the judgment as to the character of a person or a thing, an act or a state; as, appearances are against him.
There was upon the tabernacle, as it were, the appearance of fire.
For man looketh on the outward appearance.
Judge not according to the appearance.
Feature
Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
Appearance
The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character; as, a person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator.
Will he now retire,After appearance, and again prolongOur expectation?
Feature
(computing) A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
Appearance
Probability; likelihood.
There is that which hath no appearance.
Feature
The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.
One of the features of the landscape
Appearance
The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, either by himself or by his attorney, expressed by a formal entry by the proper officer to that effect; the act or proceeding by which a party proceeded against places himself before the court, and submits to its jurisdiction.
Feature
(archaeology) Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.
A feature of many Central Texas prehistoric archeological sites is a low spreading pile of stones called a rock midden. Other features at these sites may include small hearths.
Appearance
Outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
Feature
(engineering) Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet.
Appearance
The event of coming into sight
Feature
An individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon being observed; the input of a model.
Appearance
Formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
Feature
(music) The act of being featured in a piece of music.
Appearance
A mental representation;
I tried to describe his appearance to the police
Feature
(linguistics) The elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.
Appearance
The act of appearing in public view;
The rookie made a brief appearance in the first period
It was Bernhardt's last appearance in America
Feature
(transitive) To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.
Appearance
Pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression;
They try to keep up appearances
That ceremony is just for show
Feature
(transitive) To star, to contain.
Feature
(intransitive) To appear, to make an appearance.
Feature
To have features resembling.
Feature
The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance.
What needeth it his feature to descrive?
Cheated of feature by dissembling nature.
Feature
The make, cast, or appearance of the human face, and especially of any single part of the face; a lineament. (pl.) The face, the countenance.
It is for homely features to keep home.
Feature
The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic; as, one of the features of the landscape.
And to her service bind each living creatureThrough secret understanding of their feature.
Feature
A form; a shape.
So scented the grim feature, and upturnedHis nostril wide into the murky air.
Feature
A prominent aspect of something;
The map showed roads and other features
Generosity is one of his best characteristics
Feature
The characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin;
An expression of pleasure crossed his features
His lineaments were very regular
Feature
The principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater;
The feature tonight is `Casablanca'
Feature
A special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine;
They ran a feature on retirement planning
Feature
An article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
Feature
Have as a feature;
This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France
Feature
Wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner;
She was sporting a new hat
