Appearance and Shade

Appearance

Appearance noun - The outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality.

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Shade and appearance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shade" instead a noun "Appearance".

Nearby Words: appear, appeared, appearing

Shade noun - Partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays.

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Appearance and shade are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appearance" instead a noun "Shade".

Nearby Words: shadow, shady, shaded, shading, shad

human	human appearance	human shade
distinctive	distinctive appearance	distinctive shade
similar	similar appearance	similar shade
normal	normal appearance	normal shade
Other adjectives: usual, standard, original, proper, single, distinct, real, hideous, dark, new, unique, mere, unusual, different.

Since Merlin had died in Captain Britain's own series, The Official Handbook stated that Merlin's appearance here represented an appearance by his shade.

Source: Spirit Advisor
Alice Allusion Ambiguously Brown: Emma and Elaine are drawn in a darker shade then the caucasian characters, and Word of God is that Emma's appearance is in part inspired by Michelle Rodriguez.

Source: Webcomic / Namesake
In reality, rhubarb may be an acquired taste, its tartness being comparable to that of a lemon, but its actual appearance is something like a celery stalk with a very pretty shade of red.

Source: Stock Yuck

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