apparent defined
apparent (comparative more apparent, superlative most apparent) 1  Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye, eyely; within sight or view. 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book IV, [â¦] Hesperus, that led / The starry host, rode brightest, till the moon, / Rising in clouded majesty, at length / Apparent queen unveiled her peerless light, / And oâer the dark her silver mantle threw.