How do you pronounce apparent?

The recorded pronunciation is /əˈpæɹənt/.

Where does apparent come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

apparent

/əˈpæɹənt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: ap-par-ent
IPA: /əˈpæɹənt/

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Meaning

adj

Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.

adj

Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.

adj

Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.

Example Sentences

"[…] Hesperus, that led / The starry host, rode brightest, till the moon, / Rising in clouded majesty, at length / Apparent queen unveiled her peerless light, / And o’er the dark her silver mantle threw."
"Her disappointment was apparent to everyone."
"The apparent cause of the fire was faulty wiring."
"make apparent"
"become apparent"
"for no apparent reason"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *peh₂-, apparaunt, aparent, appārēns

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈpæɹənt/
British English: /əˈpæɹənt/

Inflected Forms

more apparent (comparative) most apparent (superlative)

Derived Forms

apparency apparently apparentness disapparent inapparent nonapparent subapparent superapparent unapparent

Phrases

apparent brightness apparent charge apparent death apparent horizon apparent magnitude apparent temperature apparent time heir apparent

Frequently Paired Words

apparition apparitional apparitionist appear appearance

Synonyms

visible conspicuous distinct plain obvious clear eyely certain evident manifest indubitable notorious

Antonyms

latent hidden invisible ambiguous obscure

Rhymes With

parent transparent errant aberrant declarant berent guerrant