apparent
[ uh-pair-uhnt, uh-par- ]
/ əˈpɛər ənt, əˈpær- /
adjective
readily seen; exposed to sight; open to view; visible: The crack in the wall was readily apparent.
capable of being easily perceived or understood; plain or clear; obvious: The solution to the problem was apparent to all.
according to appearances, initial evidence, incomplete results, etc.; ostensible rather than actual: He was the apparent winner of the election.
entitled to a right of inheritance by birth, indefeasible except by one's death before that of the ancestor, to an inherited throne, title, or other estate.Compare heir apparent, heir presumptive.
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Origin of apparent
SYNONYMS FOR apparent
1 discernible.
synonym study for apparent
2. Apparent, evident, obvious, patent all refer to something easily perceived. Apparent applies to that which can readily be seen or perceived: an apparent effort. Evident applies to that which facts or circumstances make plain: His innocence was evident. Obvious applies to that which is unquestionable, because of being completely manifest or noticeable: an obvious change of method. Patent, a more formal word, applies to that which is open to view or understanding by all: a patent error.
OTHER WORDS FROM apparent
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Example sentences from the Web for apparent
Contact with thorns and brambles had made shipwreck of the immaculate frock-coat; his linen was non-apparent.
The Cruise of the Make-Believes|Tom GallonTo the rest of mankind Νοητὰ are non-apparent and non-existent.
The first criticism is verbal, on the non-apparent distinction between "works" and "formal acts recorded."
The Popham Colony|William Frederick Poole
British Dictionary definitions for apparent
apparent
/ (əˈpærənt, əˈpɛər-) /
adjective
readily seen or understood; evident; obvious
(usually prenominal) seeming, as opposed to realhis apparent innocence belied his complicity in the crime
physics as observed but ignoring such factors as the motion of the observer, changes in the environment, etcCompare true (def. 9)
Derived forms of apparent
apparentness, nounWord Origin for apparent
C14: from Latin appārēns, from appārēre to appear
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