Apparent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

appearing as such but not necessarily so

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːɹbəksˈɪlɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpˈaɹənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpˈaɹənt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːɹbəksˈɪlɪk/.

Examples

the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields
evident hostility
manifest disapproval

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

evident manifest plain unmistakable ostensible patent seeming

Parts of Speech

adjective	clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment “the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields”
adjective	appearing as such but not necessarily so “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”

Word Forms

apparency	noun	the property of being apparent
appear	verb	seem to be true, probable, or apparent
apparentness	noun	the property of being apparent
evidence	noun	your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
patency	noun	the property of being easy to see and understand
plainness	noun	clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ersichtlich

dem Verstand, den Sinnen oder dem Urteilsvermögen klar offenbart

🇪🇸Spanish

aparente

claramente revelado a la mente o los sentidos o el juicio

🇮🇹Italian

apparente

chiaramente rivelato alla mente o ai sensi o al giudizio

🇳🇱Dutch

klaarblijkelijk

duidelijk geopenbaard aan de geest, de zintuigen of het oordeel

🇵🇹Portuguese

aparente

claramente revelado à mente ou aos sentidos ou julgamento

🇷🇺Russian

очевидный

ясно раскрывается уму, чувствам или суждению

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रकट

मन या इंद्रियों या निर्णय पर स्पष्ट रूप से प्रकट

🇧🇩Bengali

স্পষ্ট

স্পষ্টভাবে মন বা ইন্দ্রিয় বা রায় প্রকাশ

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளிப்படையானது

மனது அல்லது புலன்கள் அல்லது தீர்ப்புக்கு தெளிவாக வெளிப்படுத்தப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పష్టమైన

మనస్సుకు లేదా ఇంద్రియాలకు లేదా తీర్పుకు స్పష్టంగా తెలుస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

उघड

मन किंवा संवेदना किंवा निर्णय स्पष्टपणे प्रकट

🇮🇳Gujarati

દેખીતું

મન અથવા ઇન્દ્રિયો અથવા નિર્ણયને સ્પષ્ટપણે પ્રગટ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ

ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಇಂದ್ರಿಯಗಳಿಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ತೀರ್ಪಿಗೆ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಬಹಿರಂಗವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രത്യക്ഷമായ

മനസ്സിനോ ഇന്ദ്രിയങ്ങൾക്കോ വിധിക്കോ വ്യക്തമായി വെളിപ്പെടുത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਾਹਰ

ਮਨ ਜਾਂ ਇੰਦਰੀਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਰਣੇ ਨੂੰ ਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

ظاہر

ذہن یا حواس یا فیصلے پر واضح طور پر ظاہر ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

明显的

清楚地揭示给头脑、感官或判断力

🇯🇵Japanese

明らかな

心、感覚、判断力にはっきりと明らかにされる

🇰🇷Korean

명백한

마음이나 감각이나 판단에 분명하게 드러남

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rõ ràng

được tiết lộ rõ ràng cho tâm trí hoặc các giác quan hoặc phán đoán

🇹🇭Thai

ชัดเจน

ปรากฏชัดแจ้งแก่จิตใจหรือความรู้สึกหรือวิจารณญาณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tampak

jelas diungkapkan kepada pikiran atau indra atau penilaian

🇵🇭Filipino

maliwanag

malinaw na ipinahayag sa isip o sa pandama o paghatol

🇲🇾Malay

ketara

jelas didedahkan kepada minda atau deria atau pertimbangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

واضح

كشفت بوضوح للعقل أو الحواس أو الحكم

🇮🇷Persian

آشکار

به وضوح به ذهن یا حواس یا قضاوت آشکار می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

belirgin

açıkça zihne, duyulara veya yargıya vahyedilmiştir

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִרְאֶה

נחשף בבירור למוח או לחושים או לשיפוט

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The primary meaning of 'apparent' is 'clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment'.

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