apparent
Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.
Other meanings
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.
Related words
- nonapparent
- apparency
- apparent brightness
- apparent charge
- apparent death
- apparent horizon
- apparently
- apparent magnitude
- apparentness
- apparent temperature
- apparent time
- heir apparent
Word history
From Latin "appārēns" (appārēns, appārentis).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “apparent” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.