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Definitions for Apparent
[1] readily seen; exposed to sight; open to view; visible: The crack in the wall was readily apparent.
[2] capable of being easily perceived or understood; plain or clear; obvious: The solution to the problem was apparent to all.
[3] according to appearances, initial evidence, incomplete results, etc.; ostensible rather than actual: He was the apparent winner of the election.
[4] entitled to a right of inheritance by birth, indefeasible except by one's death before that of the ancestor, to an inherited throne, title, or other estate. Compare heir apparent, heir presumptive.
[5] readily seen or understood; evident; obvious
[6] (usually prenominal) seeming, as opposed to real his apparent innocence belied his complicity in the crime
[7] physics as observed but ignoring such factors as the motion of the observer, changes in the environment, etc Compare true (def. 9)
Words related to Apparent
supposed, possible, probable, discernible, evident, noticeable, overt, clear, unmistakable, visible, understandable, palpable, glaring, conspicuous, credible, illusive, illusory, likely, ostensible, outward
Words nearby Apparent
apparat, apparatchik, apparatus, apparatus criticus, apparel, apparent, apparent candlepower, apparent horizon, apparent magnitude, apparent movement, apparent solar day
Origin of Apparent
1350–1400; < Latin appārent- (stem of appārēns appearing; see appear, -ent); replacing Middle English aparant < Middle French
Other words from Apparent
ap·par·ent·ly , adverb
ap·par·ent·ness , noun
non·ap·par·ent , adjective
non·ap·par·ent·ly , adverb
non·ap·par·ent·ness , noun
self-ap·par·ent , adjective
sub·ap·par·ent , adjective
sub·ap·par·ent·ly , adverb
sub·ap·par·ent·ness , noun
un·ap·par·ent , adjective
un·ap·par·ent·ly , adverb
un·ap·par·ent·ness , noun
Word origin for Apparent
C14: from Latin appārēns, from appārēre to appear
Synonyms for Apparent
possible, probable, supposed, credible, illusive, illusory, likely, ostensible, outward, plausible, semblant, specious, superficial, suppositious