apparence

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A form of apparency — The quality of being apparent; apparentness.

OriginMiddle English apparence ← Middle French aparence ← Latin appārentia →
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Meanings

nounapparence (countable and uncountable, plural apparences)

plural apparences

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of apparency.

Origin

  1. Latinappārentia
  2. Middle Frenchaparence
  3. Middle Englishapparence
  4. Englishapparence

From Middle English apparence, from Middle French aparence, from Latin appārentia. Doublet of apparency and appearance.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apparence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apparence.

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