Apparent - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˈpærənt|  American pronunciation of the word apparent
Brit.  |əˈpær(ə)nt|  British pronunciation of the word apparent

adjective

- clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment (syn: evident, manifest, palpable, patent, plain, unmistakable)
the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields
- appearing as such but not necessarily so (syn: ostensible, seeming)
for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent
the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies

Extra examples

From the beginning, it was apparent that she was not an ordinary child.

He started yelling and throwing things for no apparent reason.

We disagreed on the apparent meaning of the movie.

What was the apparent cause of the accident?

It soon became apparent that we had a major problem.

It is apparent from scientific studies that the drug has some fairly nasty side effects.

It was apparent to everyone that he was seriously ill.

The difference in quality was immediately apparent.

He left suddenly, for no apparent reason.

He did well in his exams, despite his apparent lack of interest in his work.

The great apparent discrepancy between the two Chroniclers is merely evident.

His symptoms had no apparent physical causes.

The irony of the situation was apparent to everyone.

...little apparent congruence between her professed concern for the poor and her own extravagant lifestyle...

The fallacy of their ideas about medicine soon became apparent.

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