What is the meaning of apparent?

Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment.
- usage: "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"
- synonyms: evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable
Appearing as such but not necessarily so.
- usage: "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"
- synonyms: ostensible, seeming

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