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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin, present participle of apparere; APPEAR

apparent

 adjective
     
ap‧par‧ent W2
1 easy to notice [= obvious]
it is apparent (that)
It soon became apparent that we had a major problem.
it is apparent from something that
It is apparent from scientific studies that the drug has some fairly nasty side effects.
it is apparent to somebody that
It was apparent to everyone that he was seriously ill.
The difference in quality was immediately apparent.
He left suddenly, for no apparent reason.
2 seeming to have a particular feeling or attitude, although this may not be true:
He did well in his exams, despite his apparent lack of interest in his work.
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