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, 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"

2. 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(4.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. apparentadjective

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

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

2. apparentadjective

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

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

3. 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.

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

1. Apparentadjective

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

2. Apparentadjective

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

3. 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

4. Apparentnoun

   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.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

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?

1. Alex

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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. Luke Davies:

   Joseph Heller was very prophetic and this has become more apparent as we move more deeply into this age of anxiety and absurdity, the novel is filled with crazy older men who are delusionally invested in the sense of their own glory and importance, and who are comically clueless. We have one of those guys in the White House right now, so it feels way more relevant even than it was a couple of years ago.

2. Michael Pearce:

   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.

3. Samuel Siew:

   On the Sino-U.S. trade front, progress seems apparent since the breakthrough, and the rosy mood has been maintained.

4. Charles Caleb Colton:

   The consequences of things are not always proportionate to the apparent magnitude of those events that have produced them. Thus the American Revolution, from which little was expected, produced much; but the French Revolution, from which much was expected, produced little.

5. Douglas Adams:

   Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

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