What does apariencia in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word apariencia in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use apariencia in Spanish.

The word apariencia in Spanish means appearance, show, guise, sign of risk, perceived risk, pleasant demeanor, as, disguised as, apparently. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word apariencia

appearance

nombre femenino (aspecto, imagen) (visual aspect)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El jefe valora más la apariencia que la eficiencia de sus empleadas.
The boss puts appearance before efficiency among the employees.

show, guise

nombre femenino (característica falsa) (false characteristic)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Miguel te odia; todos sabemos que su cordialidad es pura apariencia. Rodrigo simula ser una persona interesante, pero son apariencias.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. His friendly smile is just a show: underneath he's a ruthless operator.

sign of risk, perceived risk

(probabilidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los inversionistas conservadores eligieron el negocio con menor apariencia de riesgo.
Conservative investors chose the business with the least perceived risk.

pleasant demeanor

(aspecto: ameno) (person)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Bajo la apariencia lúdica de la novela se confunden la crudeza y la sátira.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Carla always has a pleasant demeanor even when she is under great stress,

as, disguised as

locución adverbial (disfrazado)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Se infiltró bajo la apariencia de un vendedor de diarios.
He went undercover as a newspaper seller.

apparently

locución adverbial (aparentemente)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Está rehabilitado en apariencia, habrá que observarlo para asegurarse.
He is apparently recovering; we will have to watch him to make sure.

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