əˈpæ.ɹənt əˈpæ.ɹənt ˈɛ.vɪ.dənt ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst ɒˈstɛns.ɪ.bəl ɑˈstɛns.ɪ.bəl ˈpalpəbəl ˈpælpəbəl ˈsiːmɪŋ clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields evident hostility manifest disapproval patent advantages made his meaning plain it is plain that he is no reactionary in plain view a palpable lie appearing as such but not necessarily so for all his apparent wealth, he had no money to pay the rent the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies the ostensible truth of their theories his seeming honesty