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apparent definition
apparent |
Grep of noun apparent apparent horizon apparent motion apparent movement apparentness heir apparent Overview of adj apparent The adj apparent has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (20) apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain -- (clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses "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") 2. (8) apparent, ostensible, seeming -- (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") 3. (5) apparent -- (readily apparent to the eye; "angry for no apparent reason"; "had no visible means of support") Antonyms of adj apparent 3 senses of apparent Sense 1 apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain INDIRECT (VIA obvious) -> unobvious Sense 2 apparent(postnominal), ostensible, seeming(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA superficial) -> profound Sense 3 apparent INDIRECT (VIA visible) -> invisible, unseeable Similarity of adj apparent 3 senses of apparent Sense 1 apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain => obvious (vs. unobvious) Sense 2 apparent(postnominal), ostensible, seeming(postnominal) => superficial (vs. profound) Sense 3 apparent => visible (vs. invisible), seeable Attributes of adj apparent Familiarity of adj apparent apparent used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj apparent apparent unapparent Overview of adj apparent The adj apparent has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (20) apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain -- (clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses "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") 2. (8) apparent, ostensible, seeming -- (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") 3. (5) apparent -- (readily apparent to the eye; "angry for no apparent reason"; "had no visible means of support")
apparent definition