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APPARENTLY
obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly, plain
(adverb) unmistakably (âplainâ is often used informally for âplainlyâ); âthe answer is obviously wrongâ; âshe was in bed and evidently in great painâ; âhe was manifestly too important to leave off the guest listâ; âit is all patently nonsenseâ; âshe has apparently been living here for some timeâ; âI thought he owned the property, but apparently notâ; âYou are plainly wrongâ; âhe is plain stubbornâ
apparently, seemingly, ostensibly, on the face of it
(adverb) from appearances alone; âirrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert landâ; âthe child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concernedâ; âhad been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing itâ-Thomas Hardy; âon the face of it the problem seems minorâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
apparently (comparative more apparently, superlative most apparently)
(archaic) Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.
Synonyms: obviously, plainly, clearly, evidently, visibly, Thesaurus:obviously
Seemingly; in appearance only.
Synonyms: ostensibly, seemingly, Thesaurus:ostensibly
According to what the speaker has read or heard.
Synonyms: allegedly, reportedly
Source: Wiktionary
Ap*par"ent*ly, adv.
1. Visibly. [Obs.] Hobbes.
2. Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently. If he should scorn me so apparently. Shak.
3. Seemingly; in appearance; as, a man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.
APPARENT
Ap*par"ent, a. Etym: [F. apparent, L. apparens, -entis, p. pr. of apparere. See Appear.]
1. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view. The moon . . . apparent queen. Milton.
2. Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable. It is apparent foul play. Shak.
3. Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming; as the apparent motion or diameter of the sun. To live on terms of civility, and even of apparent friendship. Macaulay. What Berkeley calls visible magnitude was by astronomers called apparent magnitude. Reid. Apparent horizon, the circle which in a level plain bounds our view, and is formed by the apparent meeting of the earth and heavens, as distinguished from the rational horizon.
– Apparent time. See Time.
– Heir apparent (Law), one whose to an estate is indefeasible if he survives the ancestor; -- in distinction from presumptive heir. See Presumptive.
Syn.
– Visible; distinct; plain; obvious; clear; certain; evident; manifest; indubitable; notorious.
Ap*par"ent, n.
Definition: An heir apparent. [Obs.] I'll draw it [the sword] as apparent to the crown. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; âowls have nocturnal habitsâ; âshe had a habit twirling the ends of her hairâ; âlong use had hardened him to itâ
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