What does apparent mean?

apparent means "clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in apparent?

apparent has 3 syllables: ap-par-ent. The stress falls on "par". In IPA it is /əˈpɛɹənt/.

What is another word for apparent?

Close synonyms include evident, manifest, palpable, patent, plain. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is apparent a common word?

apparent is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with apparent?

2 words rhyme with apparent. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

apparent — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
“the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields”
“evident hostility”
“manifest disapproval”
“patent advantages”
“made his meaning plain”
“it is plain that he is no reactionary”
“in plain view”
“a palpable lie”
Synonymsevident manifest palpable patent plain unmistakable
Similarobvious
2.
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”
“the ostensible truth of their theories”
“his seeming honesty”
Synonymsostensible seeming
Similarsuperficial

Questions about apparent

What does apparent mean?: apparent means "clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in apparent?: apparent has 3 syllables: ap-par-ent. The stress falls on "par". In IPA it is /əˈpɛɹənt/.
What is another word for apparent?: Close synonyms include evident, manifest, palpable, patent, plain. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is apparent a common word?: apparent is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with apparent?: 2 words rhyme with apparent. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for apparent come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
“the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields”
“evident hostility”
“manifest disapproval”
“patent advantages”
“made his meaning plain”
“it is plain that he is no reactionary”
“in plain view”
“a palpable lie”
Synonymsevident manifest palpable patent plain unmistakable
Similarobvious
2.
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”
“the ostensible truth of their theories”
“his seeming honesty”
Synonymsostensible seeming
Similarsuperficial

Questions about apparent

What does apparent mean?: apparent means "clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in apparent?: apparent has 3 syllables: ap-par-ent. The stress falls on "par". In IPA it is /əˈpɛɹənt/.
What is another word for apparent?: Close synonyms include evident, manifest, palpable, patent, plain. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is apparent a common word?: apparent is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with apparent?: 2 words rhyme with apparent. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

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