apparent
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.
Origin of apparent
1synonym study For apparent
Other words for apparent
Opposites for apparent
2 | concealed, obscure |
Other words from apparent
- ap·par·ent·ly, adverb
- ap·par·ent·ness, noun
- non·ap·par·ent, adjective
- non·ap·par·ent·ly, adverb
- non·ap·par·ent·ness, noun
- self-ap·parent, adjective
- sub·ap·par·ent, adjective
- sub·ap·par·ent·ly, adverb
- sub·ap·par·ent·ness, noun
- un·ap·par·ent, adjective
- un·ap·par·ent·ly, adverb
- un·ap·par·ent·ness, noun
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How to use apparent in a sentence
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 GallonThe traces of that delight, however, lay beneath so well schooled an exterior that they were decidedly non-apparent.
The Palace of Darkened Windows | Mary Hastings BradleyThe first criticism is verbal, on the non-apparent distinction between "works" and "formal acts recorded."
The Popham Colony | William Frederick PooleTo the rest of mankind Νοητὰ are non-apparent and non-existent.
British Dictionary definitions for apparent
/ (əˈpærənt, əˈpɛər-) /
readily seen or understood; evident; obvious
(usually prenominal) seeming, as opposed to real: his 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, etc: Compare true (def. 9)
Origin of apparent
1Derived forms of apparent
- apparentness, noun
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