inapparent

[ in-uh-par-uhnt, -pair- ]

adjective

1. not apparent.

Other Words From

• inap·parent·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inapparent¹

First recorded in 1620–30; in- ³ + apparent

Example Sentences

“What’s concerning is the notion that there’s a lot of inapparent or mild disease out there.”

From Nature

In pre-DDT days, 40% to 60% of the population developed an immunity to encephalitis through "inapparent infections."

From Time Magazine Archive

And it can be inapparent in a woman, whose only sign of infection may be a slight vaginal discharge�which might result from a multitude of other causes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its meaning is inapparent, but it appears in the original book and was not changed.

From Project Gutenberg

Possibly in some impressive and inapparent way her unhappy little favourite Laura Lazarus may have been glad to see her back again, though the two queer creatures exchanged no greeting more intimate than an embarrassed smile.

From Project Gutenberg