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Dictionary Entries (10 more entries. View all »)
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ap·par·ent    Audio Help   [uh-par-uhnt, uh-pair-] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.readily seen; exposed to sight; open to view; visible: The crack in the wall was readily apparent.
2.capable of being easily perceived or understood; plain or clear; obvious: The solution to the problem was apparent to all.
3.according to appearances, initial evidence, incomplete results, etc.; ostensible rather than actual: He was the apparent winner of the election.
4.entitled to a right of inheritance by birth, indefeasible except by one's death before that of the ancestor, to an inherited throne, title, or other estate.

[Origin: 1350–1400; < L appārent- (s. of appāréns appearing; see appear, -ent); r. ME aparant < MF]

—Related forms
ap·par·ent·ly, adverb
ap·par·ent·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. discernible. 2. open, conspicuous, manifest, unmistakable. Apparent, evident, obvious, patent all refer to something easily perceived. Apparent applies to that which can readily be seen or perceived: an apparent effort. Evident applies to that which facts or circumstances make plain: His innocence was evident. Obvious applies to that which is unquestionable, because of being completely manifest or noticeable: an obvious change of method. Patent, a more formal word, applies to that which is open to view or understanding by all: a patent error.
—Antonyms 2. concealed, obscure.
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Thesaurus Entries (1 more entry. View all »)
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  apparent
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Readily seen, perceived, or understood.
Synonyms:  clear, clear-cut, crystal clear, distinct, evident, manifest, noticeable, observable, obvious, patent, plain, pronounced, visible
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  apparent
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Appearing as such but not necessarily so.
Synonyms:  external, ostensible, ostensive, outward, seeming, superficial
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  apparent
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  blatant, clear, conspicuous, discernible, distinct, evident, explicit, glaring, illusory, indubitable, likely, manifest, noticeable, obvious, ostensible, ostensive, overt, palpable, patent, perceptible, plain, presumptive, probable, real, seeming, self-evident, specious, superficial, supposed, unconcealed, unequivocal, visible, demonstrable, exoteric, prima facie
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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apparent magnitude: see magnitude. 
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