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   apparent

   /əˈparənt/

   adjective

   • 1. clearly visible or understood; obvious: "for no apparent reason she laughed" Similar evidentplainobviousclearmanifestvisiblediscernibleperceptibleperceivablenoticeabledetectablerecognizableobservableunmistakablecrystal clearas clear as crystaltransparentpalpablepatentdistinctpronouncedmarkedstrikingconspicuousovertblatantas plain as a pikestaffstaring someone in the facewrit largewritten all over someoneas plain as daybeyond (a) doubtbeyond questionself-evidentindisputableinformal:as plain as the nose on one's facestanding/sticking out like a sore thumbstanding/sticking out a mileOpposite unclearobscure
   • 2. seeming real or true, but not necessarily so: "his apparent lack of concern" Similar seemingostensibleoutwardsuperficialsurfacesupposedpresumedso-calledallegedprofessedavoweddeclaredclaimedpurportedpretendedfeignedrare:ostensiveOpposite genuine

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French aparant, from Latin apparent- ‘appearing’, from the verb apparere (see appear).

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