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apparent

ap·pa·rent

UK/əˈpæɹənt/ US/əˈpæɹənt/ fairly common

adjective

1.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

  • “the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields”
  • “evident hostility”
  • “manifest disapproval”
  • “patent advantages”
  • “made his meaning plain”
  • “it is plain that he is no reactionary”
  • “in plain view”
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2.

appearing as such but not necessarily so

  • “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”
  • “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”
  • “the ostensible truth of their theories”
  • “his seeming honesty”
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3.

readily apparent to the eye

  • “angry for no apparent reason”
  • “had no visible means of support”
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Origin

From Middle English apparaunt, aparaunt, from Old French aparent, aparant, in turn from Latin appārēns, appārentis, present participle of appāreō.

Phrases

  • apparent brightness
  • apparent charge
  • apparent death
  • apparent horizon
  • apparent magnitude
  • apparent temperature
  • apparent time
  • heir apparent

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