apparent

Meaning

Adjective

• Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye, eyely; 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.

Related

Similar words

• visible, conspicuous, distinct, plain, obvious, clear
• distinct, plain, obvious, clear, certain, evident, manifest, indubitable, notorious, transparent
• illusory, superficial

Opposite words

• hidden, invisible
• ambiguous, obscure

Origin

• Borrowed from Middle French apparent, Old French aparant, in turn from Latin apparens ∕apparentis, present participle of appareo.