Word
abearance
Phoneticsabear·ance
Definition
n. the way someone looks or behaves. It is an old-fashioned word that people used to describe a person's appearance or manner.
n. the outward appearance or manner of a person. Archaic in modern usage; typically found in historical literature or formal legal contexts.
Examples
“The witness gave a very composed abearance.”
“Despite the heavy rain, the general maintained a calm and dignified abearance as he addressed the crowd.”
“The legal documents described the defendant's abearance during the trial, noting a sudden shift from a confident posture to one of visible distress.”
Examples
simple
“The witness gave a very composed abearance.”
contextual
“Despite the heavy rain, the general maintained a calm and dignified abearance as he addressed the crowd.”
complex
“The legal documents described the defendant's abearance during the trial, noting a sudden shift from a confident posture to one of visible distress.”
Etymology
From abear + -ance.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.