apparent

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˈpæɹ.ənt/ UK /əˈpæɹ.ənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #8343

Meanings

1

adj
Easy to see or understand; clear and obvious.

It soon became apparent that he was lying.
2

adj
Seeming to be true or real, but perhaps not actually so.

Despite her apparent calm, she was very nervous inside.

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Synonyms

1 adj · easy to see or understand;... clear evident obvious plain

2 adj · seeming to be true or real,... seeming ostensible

More bare displayed exposed unconcealed

Opposites

ambiguous hidden invisible latent obscure

Word family

Forms apparenterapparentest

Derived forms apparencyapparentlyapparentnessinapparentnonapparentsubapparentsuperapparentunapparent

Related forms apparition apparitionalapparitionistappear appearance

Etymology

From Middle English apparaunt, aparaunt, from Old French aparent, aparant, in turn from Latin appārēns, appārentis, present participle of appāreō.

*peh₂- Proto-Indo-European apparaunt Middle English aparent Old French appārēns Latin

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# apparent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /əˈpæɹ.ənt/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈpæɹ.ənt/
**Frequency rank:** 8343

## Meanings
1. Easy to see or understand; clear and obvious.
2. Seeming to be true or real, but perhaps not actually so.

## Examples
- It soon became apparent that he was lying.
- Despite her apparent calm, she was very nervous inside.

## Synonyms
- bare
- displayed
- exposed
- unconcealed

## Antonyms
- ambiguous
- hidden
- invisible
- latent
- obscure

## Derived Forms
- apparency
- apparently
- apparentness
- inapparent
- nonapparent
- subapparent
- superapparent
- unapparent

## Related Forms
- apparition
- apparitional
- apparitionist
- appear
- appearance

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *peh₂-
- Root: apparaunt
- Root: aparent
- Root: appārēns

## Etymology
From Middle English apparaunt, aparaunt, from Old French aparent, aparant, in turn from Latin appārēns, appārentis, present participle of appāreō.

## AI Etymology
Apparent comes from Middle English apparaunt, aparaunt, from Old French aparent, aparant, in turn from Latin appārēns, appārentis, present participle of appāreō. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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