apparent
//əˈpæɹənt//
Forms
- Comparative
- more apparent
- Superlative
- most apparent
Definitions
1.Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.
- Her disappointment was apparent to everyone.
- The apparent cause of the fire was faulty wiring.
2.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.
3.Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.
- To live on terms of civility, and even of apparent friendship.
- This apparent motion is due to the finite velocity of light, and the progressive motion of the observer with the earth, as it performs its yearly course about the sun.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2909
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
From Middle English apparaunt, aparaunt
From Old French aparent, aparant, in turn from Latin appārēns, appārentis, present participle of appāreō.