Sönd

Sýnd is an Icelandic noun meaning appearance, seeming, outward manifestation, or demonstration. It denotes how something presents itself to observers, as opposed to its underlying reality. In philosophical or critical discussions, sýnd is used to distinguish appearance from truth.

The word derives from the verb sýna, to show, and is connected to sýn, meaning view or appearance. It shares semantic territory with related terms such as raun (reality) and sannleikur (truth). In everyday language, sýnd can describe outward traits, imitations, or facades, and may imply that an impression could be misleading.

While commonly used to refer to appearances, the term can also be found in contexts describing displays or demonstrations in a broad sense; however, for literal public exhibitions Icelandic uses sýning.

See also

- Sýning

- Sýn

- Raun

- Sýna

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