apparent
/əˈpæɹənt/ adjective
- adjective Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view. “Her disappointment was apparent to everyone.”
- adjective Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
- adjective Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.
Synonyms
visible conspicuous distinct plain obvious clear eyely certain evident manifest indubitable notorious transparent prima facie illusory superficial bare displayed exposed unconcealed patent unmistakable ostensible seeming
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English apparaunt, aparaunt, from Old French aparent, aparant, in turn from Latin appārēns, appārentis, present participle of appāreō.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.
- adjective Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
- noun An heir apparent. [Obs.]
Etymology [F. apparent, L. apparens, -entis, p. pr. of apparere. See Appear.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “apparent”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details