appearance Copy link Outline I. A becoming or being visibleII. A being present in courtIII. Look, visible qualities1. spĕcĭes, ei, f.2. făcĭes, ei, f.3. aspectus, ūs a more dreadful a., horribilior a., Caes.4. hăbĭtus, ūsIV. Semblance, mere show1. spĕcĭes2. frons, tis, f.3. sĭmŭlācrumV. What appearsVI. Probability, likelihood • appearance: I. A becoming or being visible: adspectus (asp.), ūs: the enemy were thrown into confusion at the first a. of the Romans, hostes primo a. Romanorum perturbati sunt, Caes.: the a. of the stars, a. siderum, Plin. Phr.: he makes his a. in public in a state of intoxication, procedit in medium vini plenus, Cic.: you say that you had no opportunity of making your a. in public, prodeundi tibi in publicum potestatem factam negas, Cic.; v. sight, approach.--Note. The abstract subs. appearance may often be expr. by means of a verb: as, to make one's a. on the stage, in scenam prodire, Nep.: you are making your a. in the very nick of time, opportune te mihi in ipso tempore ostendis, Ter.: where to make one's a. = to appear, q. v. II. A being present in court: chiefly in phr. to make one's ap. = to appear, q. v. (II). III. Look, visible qualities: 1. spĕcĭes, ei, f.: the image bears a similar a. and shape, speciem ac formam similem gerit imago, Lucr.: a woman of pleasing a., specie lepida mulier, Pl.: the a. of the ships was more unusual, navium s. erat inusitatior, Caes.: the very beautiful a. of the town, s. praeclara oppidi, Cic.: the a. of these men is most respectable, horum hominum s. est honestissima, Cic. 2. făcĭes, ei, f.: you see as it were the a. of what is honourable, tanquam faciem honesti vides, Cic.: this was the a. of Troy, haec f. Trojae erat, Ov. 3. aspectus, ūs a more dreadful a., horribilior a., Caes. 4. hăbĭtus, ūs: the a. of the face, h. oris, Cic.: v. mien. IV. Semblance, mere show: 1. spĕcĭes: a fleet splendid in a., but helpless and weak, praeclara classis in speciem, sed inops et infirma, Cic.: a few tents were left for the sake of a., pauca ad speciem tabernacula relicta sunt, Caes.: an a. of virtue, s. virtutis, Cic.: free in a., specie liber, Liv.: v. apparently. 2. frons, tis, f.: Pompey cultivates the friendship of Scaurus, but whether in a. only or sincerely is doubted, Pompeius Scauro studet, sed utrum fronte an mente dubitatur, Cic.: the first a. deceives many, decipit f. prima multos, Phaedr. 3. sĭmŭlācrum: an a. of virtue, s. virtutis, Cic., an a. of freedom, s. libertatis, Tac. Phr.: he assumed the a. of madness, furere se simulavit, Cic.: v. image, shadow. V. What appears: spĕcĭes: a new and unusual a., nova atque inusitata s., Caes.: Cic. Phr.: to observe the a.s of the sky, de coelo servare, Cic. (of augurs, etc.): v. vision, phenomenon. VI. Probability, likelihood: q. v.