The difference between Air and Appearance

When used as nouns, air means understood as one of the four elements of the ancient greeks and romans, whereas appearance means the act of appearing or coming into sight.

Air is also verb with the meaning: to bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.

check bellow for the other definitions of Air and Appearance

  1. Air as a noun (uncountable, meteorology):

    The substance constituting earth's atmosphere, particularly: understood as one of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans. understood as a particular local substance with supposed effects on human health. understood as a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.

    Examples:

    "I'm going outside to get some air."

    "There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm."

  2. Air as a noun (usually, with the):

    The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but now considered surrounded by the near vacuum of outer space.

    Examples:

    "The flock of birds took to the air."

  3. Air as a noun:

    A breeze; a gentle wind.

  4. Air as a noun:

    A feeling or sense.

    Examples:

    "to give it an air of artistry and [[sophistication]]"

  5. Air as a noun:

    A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.

  6. Air as a noun (usually plural):

    Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.

    Examples:

    "putting on airs'"

  7. Air as a noun (music):

    A song, especially a solo; an aria.

  8. Air as a noun (informal):

    Nothing; absence of anything.

  9. Air as a noun:

    An air conditioner or the processed air it produces. Can be a mass noun or a count noun depending on context; similar to hair.

    Examples:

    "Could you turn on the air?"

    "Hey, did you mean to leave the airs on all week while you were on vacation?"

  10. Air as a noun (obsolete, chemistry):

    Any specific gas.

  11. Air as a noun (snowboarding, skateboarding, motor sports):

    A jump in which one becomes airborne.

  12. Air as a noun:

    A television or radio signal.

  1. Air as a verb:

    To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.

  2. Air as a verb:

    To let fresh air into a room or a building, to ventilate.

    Examples:

    "It's getting quite [[stuffy]] in this room: let's open the windows and air it."

  3. Air as a verb:

    To discuss varying viewpoints on a given topic.

  4. Air as a verb (transitive):

    To broadcast (a television show etc.).

  5. Air as a verb (intransitive):

    To be broadcast.

    Examples:

    "This game show first aired in the 1990s and is still going today."

  6. Air as a verb (British, MLE, slang):

    To ignore.

  1. Appearance as a noun:

    The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

    Examples:

    "His sudden appearance surprised me."

  2. Appearance as a noun:

    A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.

    Examples:

    "There was a strange appearance in the sky."

  3. Appearance as a noun:

    The way something looks; personal presence

    Examples:

    "synonyms: aspect mien"

  4. Appearance as a noun:

    Apparent likeness; the way which something or someone appears to others.

    Examples:

    "Some people say I'm shallow because I care so much about my appearance."

  5. Appearance as a noun (philosophy, theology):

    That which is not substance, essence, hypostasis; the outward reality as opposed to the underlying reality

    Examples:

    "Catholicism teaches that the Eucharist, while remaining under the physical appearance of bread and wine, becomes really and truly the body and the blood of Christ."

  6. Appearance as a noun:

    The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character.

    Examples:

    "A person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator."

    "David Beckham's first appearance with the LA Galaxy at Giants Stadium against the New York Red Bulls last night drew a crowd of 66237."

  7. Appearance as a noun (legal):

    An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance

  8. Appearance as a noun (medical):

    Chiefly used by nurses: the act of defecation by a patient.

    Examples:

    "The patient had a small bowel obstruction and there was no appearance until after the obstruction resolved."

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