Definitions for apparent
əˈpær ənt, əˈpɛər-ap·par·ent

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable(adj)

   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"

2. apparent(a), ostensible, seeming(a)(adj)

   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(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. apparent(Adjective)

   Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.

2. apparent(Adjective)

   Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.

3. apparent(Adjective)

   Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.

Origin: From apparent, in turn from apparens/apparentis, present participle of appareo.

Webster Dictionary(3.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Apparent(adj)

   capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view

2. Apparent(adj)

   clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable

3. Apparent(adj)

   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

4. Apparent(noun)

   an heir apparent

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'apparent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1889

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'apparent' in Adjectives Frequency: #257

How to pronounce apparent ?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of apparent in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of apparent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of apparent in a Sentence

1. Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene:

   We watched the video, and it's an apparent suicide.

2. Clayton Police Chief Kevin Murphy:

   Everything at this point does suggest that it is an apparent suicide.

3. Adam Green:

   The next two weeks are a golden opportunity to make the answer apparent.

4. Alan Kaufman:

   It became apparent that I had to open the front, this is not for everybody.

5. Milton Waner:

   It became immediately apparent to me that Zoubir had a very serious condition.

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