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apparentness


Meanings
  • Adjective

    Obvious to the senses or easily understood; not disguised or hidden.

    - "The apparent size of the moon varies throughout its lunar cycle."
    - "The apparent cause of the accident was a faulty brake system."

Rhymes
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reminiscence , eminence , ence , remissence
Homophones
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  1. appearance (en) : the way a person or thing looks


Variants
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apparent , apparentness , apparentnesses
Etymology
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From Old French apparer 'appear' + -ness


Trivia
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  1. The term 'apparentness' is often used in astronomy to describe the size or brightness of an object as it appears from Earth.

  2. In mathematics, 'apparent' angles are angles that appear to be the same size, but are not necessarily equal.


Related Concepts
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  1. deception: The act of deceiving or misleading, often through the use of 'apparentness'.

  2. reality: The state of things as they actually exist, often contrasted with 'apparentness'.


Quotes
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  1. "Reborn" is overwhelmingly a record of an inner landscape, and so there is little sense of the times—no mention of civil-rights demonstrations, no arguments about Cuba. Sontag barely even let her journal know that she was at work on a novel, although the effects of that undertaking are perhaps "apparent" in the increasingly aphoristic style of her pages.

    - Darryl Pinckney,{it}New Yorker{/it},22 & 29 Dec. 2008
  2. He believes that the key to memory, despite its "apparent" complexities, will eventually prove to be simple: a single molecule. He may be right.

    - Michael Greenberg,{it}New York Review of Books{/it},4 Dec. 2008
  3. Since last fall, beekeepers in at least 35 states have reported colonies that shrank rapidly for no "apparent" reason. Adult bees just go missing, leaving behind young bees in need of tending.

    - Susan Milius,{it}Science News{/it},28 July 2007
  4. The Internal Revenue Service last week suggested that between 1 million and 2 million Americans have overseas bank accounts that issued them credit or debit cards-the "apparent" purpose being to evade U.S. taxes.

    - Robert J. Samuelson,{it}Newsweek{/it},8 Apr. 2002

Culture
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In literature, 'apparentness' is often used to describe the deceptive nature of appearances, where things are not as they seem. In art, artists may use 'apparentness' to create an illusion or to draw attention to the surface of an object.

How to Memorize "apparentness"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize the meaning of 'apparent' as 'obvious' or 'easily understood'. Imagine something that is apparent to you, such as a large, clear sign.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'apparent' with the word 'obvious'. Remember that 'apparent' means 'obvious' or 'easily understood'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Apparentness' stands for 'A'pparent 'P'roperties 'P'resent 'E'asily 'N'oticed 'S'urface 'T'raits.


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