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apparently
ap·par·ent A0375100 (ə-păr′ənt, ə-pâr′-)adj.1. Readily seen; visible: The animal's markings were immediately apparent.2. Readily understood; clear or obvious: The error was apparent to everyone in the audience.3. Appearing as such but not necessarily so; seeming: an apparent advantage. [Middle English, from Old French aparant, present participle of aparoir, to appear; see appear.] ap·par′ent·ly adv.ap·par′ent·ness n.Synonyms: apparent, clear, clear-cut, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain These adjectives mean readily seen, perceived, or understood: angry for no apparent reason; a clear danger; clear-cut evidence of tampering; a distinct air of hostility; worry that was evident in his features; manifest pleasure; obvious errors; patent advantages; making my meaning plain.Usage Note: Apparent is related to appear, and when something appears to have a property it may or may not have that property in reality. The adjective apparent can indicate either possibility, as in The effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields (that is, how they appear is how they are) and His virtues are only apparent (that is, how they appear is not how they are). Some style guides maintain that apparent should not be used before a noun to mean "appearing to be such but not necessarily so," as in The victim suffered an apparent heart attack, because a heart attack that is only "apparent" is not a heart attack at all. But in practice all readers will understand that an apparent heart attack means "something that appears to have been a heart attack, whether or not it was one." In our 2015 survey, 80 percent of the Usage Panel found the example above acceptable.apparently (əˈpærəntlɪ; əˈpɛər-) adv (sentence modifier) it appears that; as far as one knows; seeminglyThesaurusAdv. | 1. | apparently - from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor"on the face of it, ostensibly, seemingly | | 2. | apparently - unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn"evidently, manifestly, obviously, patently, plain, plainlycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
apparentlyadverb1. seemingly, outwardly, ostensibly, speciously The deterioration has been caused by an apparently endless recession.2. it appears that, allegedly, it seems that, on the face of it, by all accounts, so the story goes, so I'm told Apparently the girls are not amused by the situation.apparentlyadverbOn the surface:evidently, externally, ostensibly, ostensively, outwardly, seemingly, superficially.Idioms: on the face of it, to all appearances.Translationsapparent (əˈpӕrənt) adjective1. easy to see; evident. It is quite apparent to all of us that you haven't done your work properly. 明顯的,顯然的 明显的,显然的 2. seeming but perhaps not real. his apparent unwillingness. 狀似的 貌似的apˈparently adverb it seems that; I hear that. Apparently he is not feeling well. 似乎,聽說 明显地,似乎 EncyclopediaSeeapparentLegalSeeApparentAcronymsSeeappendixapparently
Synonyms for apparentlyadv seeminglySynonyms- seemingly
- outwardly
- ostensibly
- speciously
adv it appears thatSynonyms- it appears that
- allegedly
- it seems that
- on the face of it
- by all accounts
- so the story goes
- so I'm told
Synonyms for apparentlyadv on the surfaceSynonyms- evidently
- externally
- ostensibly
- ostensively
- outwardly
- seemingly
- superficially
Synonyms for apparentlyadv from appearances aloneSynonyms- on the face of it
- ostensibly
- seemingly
adv unmistakably ('plain' is often used informally for 'plainly')Synonyms- evidently
- manifestly
- obviously
- patently
- plain
- plainly
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