apparent
ap•par•ent (əper´ənt, -par´-) adj.
[[ME aparaunt < OFr aparant < L apparens, prp. of apparere, appear]]
1 readily seen; visible
2 readily understood or perceived; evident; obvious
3 appearing real or true without necessarily being so; seeming See also heir apparent
—SYN. evident
—appar´ently adv.
—appar´entness n.
