disappearance : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: disappearance	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for disappearance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disappearance n the act of leaving secretly or without explanation [syn: disappearance, disappearing] Antonym(s): appearance the event of passing out of sight Antonym(s): appearance gradually ceasing to be visible Synonym(s): fade, disappearance ceasing to exist; "he regretted the disappearance of Greek from school curricula"; "what was responsible for the disappearance of the rainforest?"; "the disappearance of resistance at very low temperatures"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disappearance \Dis`ap*pear"ance\, n. The act of disappearing; cessation of appearance; removal from sight; vanishing. --Addison.