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apparent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ostensible, seeming |
| Derivation | apparentness, appear |
for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent.
the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies.
Examples of apparent
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His accuracy is a question, but his enthusiasm is apparent in this NFL audition.
From the thenewstribune.com
This is apparent in the currency's exchange rate with other currencies and gold.
From the forbes.com
They also caused no apparent harm in separate tests in mice, the research found.
From the bloomberg.com
More and more, it's apparent he has got a vested interest in the Bruins'success.
From the dailynews.com
To Mondale and his men, the need for a bold stroke became increasingly apparent.
From the time.com
At this time last year, Josh Beekman was considered the heir apparent at center.
From the suntimes.com
The shots were seen as an apparent effort to intimidate protesters near a hotel.
From the cnn.com
His apparent wooing of the Sadr bloc casts doubt on the power-sharing agreement.
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Only when that day arrives will the advantages of each creature become apparent.
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- 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): 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"
- (apparently) 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"
- (apparently) obviously: unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here ...
- (apparentness) the property of being apparent
- Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view; Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable; Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming
- (apparently) Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently; Seemingly; in appearance only; According to what the speaker has read or been told
- (apparency) the way someone or something appears to be, where this is different from the way that they actually are.
- (Apparency) Clear, understandable representation of the data
