The difference between Appearance and Spectacle

When used as nouns, appearance means the act of appearing or coming into sight, whereas spectacle means an exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc.

check bellow for the other definitions of Appearance and Spectacle

  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."

  1. Spectacle as a noun:

    An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc.

    Examples:

    "The horse race was a thrilling spectacle."

  2. Spectacle as a noun:

    An embarrassing or unedifying scene or situation.

    Examples:

    "He made a spectacle out of himself''."

  3. Spectacle as a noun (usually, in the plural):

    An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to obviate some defect in the organs of vision, or to shield the eyes from bright light.

  4. Spectacle as a noun (figuratively):

    An aid to the intellectual sight.

  5. Spectacle as a noun (obsolete):

    A spyglass; a looking-glass.

  6. Spectacle as a noun:

    The brille of a snake.

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