Apparent
[ə'pær(ə)nt] or [ə'pærənt]
Definition
(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' .
(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' .
Typist: Toni--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.
(a.) Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
(a.) 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.
(n.) An heir apparent.
Editor: Nicolas
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Visible, discernible, perceptible, open, external, in view, in sight, to be seen.[2]. Manifest, obvious, patent, clear, evident, indubitable, plain, conspicuous, legible, unmistakable, in plain sight.[3]. Seeming, specious, ostensible, not real.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Obvious, plain, conspicuous, manifest, appearing, unmistakable, clear,probable, seeming, presumable, likely, patent, ostensible, visible, evident,indubitable, notorious, certain
ANT:Uncertain, dubious, inapparent, minute, unobservable, improbable, insupposable,hidden, real
Checker: Phelps
Definition
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.
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Examples
- In a still narrower sense the truth of the Preacher's declaration is apparent:-- In an address before the Anthropological Society of Washington in 1885, the late Prof. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- There is no apparent relation between effects so dissimilar; yet the steps of progress can be distinctly traced, from the attraction of a feather to the development of the electric telegraph. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- As to America, the advantages of such a union to her are not so apparent. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Yet this supremacy was more apparent than real. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As to the effect of modern inventions on wearing apparel, it is not apparent that they were necessary to supply the wardrobes of the rich. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- We could see the men running without any apparent object except to get away. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The advance that was brought about by Edison's carbon transmitter will be more apparent if we glance first at the state of the art of telephony prior to his invention. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The hostility of England to the United States during our rebellion was not so much real as it was apparent. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The machine was now well known, and its value as a moneymaker very apparent. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The rot must become apparent for it is to be destroyed. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Lydgate's odious humors and their neighbors' apparent avoidance of them had an unaccountable date for her in their relief from money difficulties. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- From this fact it is quite apparent that they placed no credence on its bona fides. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The morrow, rising on an apparent continuance of the same conditions, revealed nothing of what had occurred between the confronted pair. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Intense loyalty to the queen mother is apparent in all their activities and arrangements. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This apparent dulness is, however, a quite common incident to youthful genius. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He had no iron mastery of his sensations now; a trifling emotion made itself apparent in his present weak state. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The apparent dropping of a pipe from the clouds towards the earth or sea, I will endeavour to explain hereafter. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Deerhurst accepted it with apparent gratitude, as though quite subdued. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- It is apparent to me that I am in your way at present. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- In convection, air and water circulate freely, carrying heat with them; in conduction, heat flows from a warm region toward a cold region, but there is no apparent motion of any kind. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- It is quite apparent, therefore, that the weight centers around the nerve. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It seemed apparent, therefore, that in order to obtain the desired speed there would have to be sacrificed that fineness of emulsion necessary for the securing of sharp pictures. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- This difficulty will be apparent, for instance, when we consider his telegraph and telephone inventions. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A day or two later Mr. De Loche called on me in Memphis to apologize for his apparent incivility in not insisting on my staying for dinner. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He took this off when he reached the cabin of the boat, and I was struck with the apparent change in size, in the coat and out of it. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- This great apparent profit, however, is frequently no more than the reasonable wages of labour. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In this case one of the angles at the back of the box is not apparent, but the colored stripes prevent the spectator from noticing the fact. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The problem then became, how to secure a landing on high ground east of the Mississippi without an apparent retreat. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The element yields spontaneously radium emanation without any apparent diminution of its own mass. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The apparent loss of time involved is more than made up for by the superior understanding and vital interest secured. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
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