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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