apparent meaning and definition

APPARENT adjective

Definition of apparent (adjective)

1. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
   • "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"
   • synonyms: evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable
2. 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"
   • synonyms: ostensible, seeming