Apparance

/əˈpɑːrəns/ noun

Definition

An archaic or misspelled form of 'appearance'; the way something looks or seems (obsolete).

Etymology

Variant spelling of 'appearance,' from Old French 'aparance,' from 'aparoir' (to appear), from Latin 'apparere'.

Kelly Says

Old English texts show multiple spellings for the same word—standardized spelling is actually a modern invention, and before the 1700s, even educated people spelled inconsistently.

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