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ap·par·ent
 \\ə-ˈper-ənt, -ˈpa-rənt\\ adjective1. open to view : 

visible

2. clear or manifest to the understanding
    reasons that are readily apparent
3. appearing as actual to the eye or mind
4. having an indefeasible right to succeed to a title or estate
5. manifest to the senses or mind as real or true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be factually valid
    the air of spontaneity is perhaps more apparent than real — J. R. Sutherland
• ap·par·ent·ness  \\-nəs\\ noun
Synonyms.
  , , ,  mean not actually being what appearance indicates.  suggests appearance to unaided senses that may or may not be borne out by more rigorous examination or greater knowledge
      the apparent cause of the accident
   implies a false impression based on deceptive resemblance or faulty observation, or influenced by emotions that prevent a clear view
      an illusory sense of security
   implies a character in the thing observed that gives it the appearance, sometimes through intent, of something else
      the seeming simplicity of the story
   suggests a discrepancy between an openly declared or naturally implied aim or reason and the true one
      the ostensible reason for their visit
Synonym: see in addition .

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ap·par·ent
I. \-rənt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English apparaunt, apparent, from Old French aparant, aparent (present participle of aparoir to appear), from Latin apparent-, apparens, present participle of apparēre to appear — more at 
1. : capable of easy perception: as
 a. : readily perceptible to the senses, especially sight : open to ready observation or full view : unobstructed and unconcealed
  < an apparent change >
  < the flaw in the metal was apparent >
  < deposits of transported material left by the retreating ice are perhaps the most widely apparent results of the glaciation — American Guide Series: New Hampshire >
 b. : capable of being readily perceived by the sensibilities or understanding as certainly existent or present
  < a face in which a strange strife … was apparent — Thomas Hardy >
  < “you see — my wife — ” he let it go at that because it was apparent that they understood — John Steinbeck >
2. : readily manifest to senses or mind as real or true and supported by credible evidence of genuine existence but possibly distinct from or contrary to reality or truth
 < the states are very jealous of any even apparent encroachment by the federal government — Stephen Duggan >
 < to this end his apparent digressions eventually return — H.O.Taylor >
— distinguished from actual
3. obsolete : , 
 < as well the fear of harm as harm apparent … ought to be prevented — Shakespeare >
4. : entitled (as by right of birth) to inherit (as property) or succeed (as to a throne) in the ordinary course of events — see ; compare 
Synonyms: 
 , , :  may imply only distinctness from reality or truth
  < most children have periods of apparent stagnation … but probably throughout these periods there is progress in ways that are not easily perceptible — Bertrand Russell >
  It may also describe a semblance contrary to truth and actuality, a likeness dissipated by close scrutiny or consideration of all facts
  < the high mineral content is the reason why irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparent deserts — Stuart Chase >
  It usually does not suggest a reprehensible intent to deceive
  < the long corridor … carpeted with a narrow bordered carpet whose parallel lines increased its apparent length — Arnold Bennett >
   stresses a close resemblance to reality detected only by correcting faulty observation or analysis
  < John had doubtless no wish to be entangled in a long quarrel … and the Archbishop's mediation allowed him to withdraw with seeming dignity — J.R.Green >
  It is not derogatory in suggesting deception
  < the whole of Burns' song has an air of straight dealing … but these seeming simplicities are craftily charged — C.E.Montague >
   applies to what is explicitly declared or avowed or to what one would naturally and logically assume from what appears
  < it is by no means true that every law is void which may seem … unsuited to its ostensible end — O.W.Homes †1935 >
  It often applies to differences between such declarations or appearances and a true or actual end, aim, purpose, or character
  < natives … whose ostensible business was the repair of broken necklaces … but whose real end seemed to be to raise money for angry Maharanees — Rudyard Kipling >
  It often applies to conscious deception
  < the first time that he had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it — Thomas Hardy >
   definitely states that the described impressions of truth or actuality are illusions based on deceptive semblances, formed through faulty observation or analysis, or warped by emotional forces
  < the multiplication of wants, real or illusory — Lewis Mumford >
  < we need a deeper reality to take the place of these early beliefs which the growth of intelligence necessarily shows to be illusory — Havelock Ellis >
  < but hopes may be illusoryor ill-founded — they may even attach to what is demonstrably impossible — M.R.Cohen >
Synonym: see in addition .
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: by shortening
obsolete : 
III. \əˈpa(a)rənt, aˈ-, -per- sometimes -pār-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: ad- + Latin parent-, parens parent, relative — more at 
: to bring into close relationship : connect (as by way of descent or derivation)
 < Islam, the universal church through which … Syriac society came … to be apparented to the Iranic and Arabic societies — A.J.Toynbee >