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apparent
- /əˈpæɹənt/ UK
- /əˈpæɹənt/ US
- /əˈpɛɹənt/
- /əˈpaɾənt/ Scotland, Wales
Where it comes from
From Middle English apparaunt, aparaunt, from Old French aparent, aparant, in turn from Latin appārēns, appārentis, present participle of appāreō.
adjective more apparent · most apparent
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Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.
[…] Hesperus, that led / The starry host, rode brightest, till the moon, / Rising in clouded majesty, at length / Apparent queen unveiled her peerless light, / And o’er the dark her silver mantle threw.
Similar: visible, conspicuous, distinct, plain, obvious, clear, eyely
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Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
Salisbury: It is apparent foul-play; and ’tis shame / That greatness should so grossly offer it: / So thrive it in your game! and so, farewell.
Similar: distinct, plain, obvious, clear, certain, evident, manifest, indubitable, notorious, transparent, prima facie
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Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.
1785, Thomas Reid, Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man, Essay II (“Of the Powers we have by means of our External Senses”), Chapter XIX (“Of Matter and of Space”),
What George Berkeley calls visible magnitude was by astronomers called apparent magnitude.
Similar: illusory, superficial
Similar: apparent, bare, displayed, exposed, unconcealed · Opposite: latent, hidden, invisible, ambiguous, obscure
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: manifest, seeable, visible, ostensible, seeming, obvious, evident, superficial, patent, plain, detectable, appearance, noticeable, distinct, observable, recognisable
Translations
Every language
adj visible
| Español | visible |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 目に見える me ni mieru, 瞭然の ryōzen no |
| हिन्दी | दृश्य dŕśya, प्रत्यक्ष pratyakṣ |
| Português | visível |
| Français | apparent, visible |
| Deutsch | offensichtlich |
| Italiano | apparente, visibile |
| Română | vădit, evident |
| Русский | ви́димый vídimyj |
adj clear
| Español | claro, evidente, manifiesto |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 明白な meihaku na, 明確な meikaku na, 明瞭な meiryō na |
| 中文 | 明确的 |
| हिन्दी | प्रत्यक्ष pratyakṣ |
| Português | evidente, claro, manifesto |
| Français | manifeste, criant, évident |
| Deutsch | offensichtlich |
| Italiano | evidente, chiaro |
| Română | evident, clar, manifest, vădit |
| Русский | очеви́дный očevídnyj, я́вный jávnyj |
adj seeming
| Español | aparente, ostensible, aparencial, apariencial |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | प्रत्यक्ष pratyakṣ |
| Português | aparente |
| Français | apparent |
| Deutsch | offenbar |
| Italiano | apparente |
| Русский | ка́жущийся kážuščijsja |
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title = {apparent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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