- Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view;
visible to the eye; within sight or view. - Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident;
obvious; known; palpable; indubitable. - Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not
necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming; as the apparent motion
or diameter of the sun.
2 . Apparent
[ n.]
- An heir apparent.
Meaning of 'apparent' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . apparent
[ s]
Meaning (1): - clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
Example in sentence:
a palpable lie;
evident hostility;
in plain view;
it is plain that he is no reactionary;
made his meaning plain;
manifest disapproval;
patent advantages;
the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields
Meaning (2): - appearing as such but not necessarily so
Example in sentence:
for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent;
his seeming honesty;
the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies;
Apparent movemen Apparent movement is a visual illusion in which the BRAIN perceives movement when there is none.
Apparent authority Apparent authority is the appearance that an individual has the authority or power to act as an organization’s agent, even though the organization