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Complete Definition of "ostensible"

English

Etymology
F., from L. "ostensus", past participle of "ostendere" to show, from "obs-" in front of; akin to "ob-" in the way; akin to Greek "epi" on, at, besides, after; akin to Old English "eofot" crime + "tendere" to stretch, Greek "teinein"

Pronunciation

os-ten'-si-ble /ä-'sten(t)-s&-b&l, &-'sten(t)-s&-b&l/

Adjective
en-adj

  1. meant for appearance; apparent
  2. having an intention that is possibly but not obviously true

Derived terms
ostensibly
ostensive
ostentatious

Translations

Chinese - simplified: 表é¢ç (biao mian de)
Chinese - traditional: 表é¢ç biao mian de)
Dutch: schijnbaar
Finnish: näennäinen
French: apparent
German: scheinbar
Greek: ÏαινομενικÏÏ
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Italian: apparente
Japanese: 表é¢ä¸
Korean: ì¸ë©´ì
Norwegian: tilsynelatende
Portuguese: aparente
Spanish: ostensible
Swedish: skenbar


Spanish

Adjective
es-adj|f=ostensible

  1. #English|ostensible, apparent

Related terms
ostensiblemente

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