əˈpæ.ɹənt əˈpæ.ɹənt dɪˈsɝnɪbl̩ dɪˈsɜːnɪbl̩ ˈɛ.vɪ.dənt ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst əbˈzɜː(ɹ)vəbəl ˈpalpəbəl ˈpælpəbəl capable of being seen or noticed a discernible change in attitude a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript an observable change in behavior 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