Definitions for on the face of it
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Princeton's WordNet
apparently, seemingly, ostensibly, on the face of it(adverb)
from appearances alone
"irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor"
Wiktionary
on the face of it(Adverb)
Apparently; as far as can be seen or determined.
Translations for on the face of it
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
on the face of it(adjective)
as it appears at first glance, usually deceptively
On the face of it, the problem was easy.
- op die oog af, oënskynlik, oppervlakkig beskouAfrikaans

- في ظاهِره، كما يَبدو لأول وهْلَهArabic

- на повърхносттаBulgarian

- aparentementePortuguese (BR)

- na první pohledCzech

- auf den ersten BlickGerman

- på overfladen; umiddelbartDanish

- εκ πρώτης όψεωςGreek

- a primera vistaSpanish

- esimesel pilgulEstonian

- در نظر اولFarsi

- pintapuolisestiFinnish

- à première vueFrench

- לְמַרְאִית עַיִןHebrew

- प्रथम दृष्टि जो दिखेHindi

- na prvi pogled, sudeći po izgleduCroatian

- ránézésreHungarian

- selayang pandangIndonesian

- við fyrstu sÿnIcelandic

- a prima vistaItalian

- 一見したところではJapanese

- 얼핏 보기에는Korean

- iš pirmo žvilgsnioLithuanian

- no pirmā acu uzmetienaLatvian

- selayang pandangMalay

- op het eerste gezichtDutch

- umiddelbart, ved et overflatisk inntrykkNorwegian

- z pozoruPolish

- perante as circunstâncias/aparentementePortuguese

- la prima vedereRomanian

- на первый взглядRussian

- na prvý pohľadSlovak

- na prvi pogledSlovenian

- na prvi pogledSerbian

- av första intrycket att dömaSwedish

- อย่างผิวเผินThai

- görünüşe göreTurkish

- 乍看起來Chinese (Trad.)

- на перший поглядUkrainian

- عارضی طور سےUrdu

- xét theo bề ngoàiVietnamese

- 乍看起来Chinese (Simp.)

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