What does apparent mean?
Definitions for apparent
əˈpær ənt, əˈpɛər-ap·par·ent
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Princeton's WordNet
apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakableadjective
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"
apparent(a), ostensible, seeming(a)adjective
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"
Wiktionary
apparentadjective
Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.
apparentadjective
Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
apparentadjective
Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.
Etymology: From apparent, in turn from apparens/apparentis, present participle of appareo.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Apparentadjective
Etymology: apparent, Fr. apparens, Lat.
The main principles of reason are in themselves apparent. For to make nothing evident of itself unto man’s understanding, were to take away all possibility of knowing any thing. Richard Hooker, b. i.
The perception intellective often corrects the report of phantasy, as in the apparent bigness of the sun, the apparent crookedness of the staff in air and water. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.
What secret imaginations we entertained is known to God: this is apparent, that we have not behaved ourselves, as if we preserved a grateful remembrance of his mercies. Francis Atterbury.
The outward and apparent sanctity of actions should flow from purity of heart. John Rogers.
As well the fear of harm, as harm apparent,
In my opinion ought to be prevented. William Shakespeare, Richard III.He is the next of blood,
And heir apparent to the English crown. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.Apparentnoun
Elliptically used for heir apparent.
Arise a knight;
And learn this lesson, Draw thy sword in right. ——
—— I’ll draw it as apparent to the crown,
And in that quarrel use it. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.
ChatGPT
apparent
Apparent refers to something that seems visible or evident, but may not necessarily be true or accurate. It often implies a surface perception, possibly subject to deception or illusion. It also refers to something that seems real or true but might not be.
Webster Dictionary
Apparentadjective
capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view
Apparentadjective
clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable
Apparentadjective
appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming; as the apparent motion or diameter of the sun
Apparentnoun
an heir apparent
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Apparent
ap-pār′ent, adj. that may be seen: evident: palpable: seeming, as opposed to what really is: (Shak.) by ellipsis for heir-apparent.—adv. Appar′ently.—ns. Appar′entness; Heir′-appar′ent, applied to one who will undoubtedly inherit if he survives the present possessor. [Through Fr. from L. apparent-em, apparē-re.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
apparent
In appearance, as visible to the eye, or evident to the mind, which in the case of astronomical motions, distances, altitudes, and magnitudes, will be found to differ materially from their real state, and require correcting to find the true place.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'apparent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1889
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'apparent' in Adjectives Frequency: #257
Anagrams for apparent »
trappean
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of apparent in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of apparent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of apparent in a Sentence
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha:
From this incident, it is apparent that there are active individuals or groups that harbor the intention to damage Thailand, who may be pursuing political gain or other intentions by damaging the economy and tourism.
Joe Biden later dismissed concerns about Joe Biden apparent fabrications as irrelevant. That has nothing to do with judgment of whether or not you send troops to war, the judgment of whether you bring someone home, the judgment of whether you decide on a health care policy.
It's become apparent that the concern about oil prices is raising a level of doubt that there might be more to it than just oversupply.
We saw a similar partisan boost to confidence following the 2016 election which was not followed by a spike in consumption, so we doubt this apparent rise in confidence signals a jump in spending either.
Does( an apparent) rise in incivility complicate problem-solving and lawmaking, more so than ideological divides between the two parties ? or does a rise in incivility merely reflect the increased partisan combustion we see every day on Capitol Hill ?
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- відаво́чныBelarusian
- видим, очевиден, привиден, явен, забележимBulgarian
- aparentCatalan, Valencian
- viditelný, zdánlivý, očividný, zjevnýCzech
- offensichtlich, offenbarGerman
- ŝajnaEsperanto
- ostensible, claro, manifiesto, visible, aparente, evidenteSpanish
- ظاهرPersian
- ilmeinen, näkyvä, silminnähtävä, näennäinen, selväFinnish
- manifeste, visible, évidente, apparente, criant, criante, apparent, évidentFrench
- soiléir, follasach, dealramhachIrish
- nyilvánvaló, látható, látszólagosHungarian
- nyataIndonesian
- 明白, 明瞭, 明確, 見える, 瞭然Japanese
- skaidrs, redzamsLatvian
- evident, duidelijk, klaar, klaarblijkelijk, ogenschijnlijkDutch
- oczywisty, widoczny, pozornyPolish
- څرګند, ښکارهPashto, Pushto
- evidente, visível, claro, aparente, manifestoPortuguese
- evident, manifest, clar, văditRomanian
- очевидный, явный, кажущийся, видимыйRussian
- viden, očítenSlovene
- வெளிப்படையானTamil
- స్పష్టమైనTelugu
- очеви́дний, я́внийUkrainian
- 明顯的Chinese
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