Adjective: apparent u'per-unt or u'pa-runt [N. Amer], u'pa-runt [Brit]
- Clearly noticeable or obvious to the senses or understanding
"the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields";
- evident, manifest, palpable, patent, plain, unmistakable, unmistakeable
- Appearing as such but not necessarily so
"for all his apparent wealth, he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies";
- ostensible, seeming
See also: obvious, superficial
Encyclopedia: Apparent