Appearance and Shine

Appearance

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

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

Nearby Words: appear, appeared, appearing

Shine noun - Brightness created by light reflected from a surface.

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Appearance and shine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appearance" instead a noun "Shine".

Nearby Words: shining, shiny, shiner

original	original appearance	original shine
true	true appearance	true shine
prominent	prominent appearance	prominent shine
beautiful	beautiful appearance	beautiful shine
Other adjectives: new, final, last, different.

In anime and manga, though, when a character is feeling sad, very tired, depressed, or about to snap, their eyes lose all the natural shine and have the appearance of being lifeless.

Source: Dull Eyes of Unhappiness
While in the manga is as handsome as any other male in the show, he is designed with a more mature looking appearance: Thick glasses, eyes with little shine and a simple comb over that lacks detail.

Source: Adaptational Attractiveness
Even better, it features all the main characters from the first two seasons prominently, and gives them all chances to shine quite brilliantly; even a character or two from the third season get a cameo appearance.

Source: Fan Fic / Infinity

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