was wotd|2007|April|5
English
Etymology
From ostensible < F. ostensible#French|ostensible < L. ostensus, past participle of ostendo|ostendÅ âI showâ, from ob#Latin|ob âbeforeâ + tendo|tendÅ âI stretch outâ.
Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/ÉsËtÉnsɪbli/ or IPAchar|/ÉsËtÉnsÉbli/
italbrac|US IPA|/ÉËsËtÉnsÉbli/
audio|en-us-ostensibly.ogg|Audio (US)
Adverb
en-adv|-
- seemingly, apparently, on the surface
#: A bedroom is ostensibly the safest room in the house, but many parents started to think differently and install better window-security features when w:Elizabeth Smart (abductee)|Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her own bedroom one night.
Synonyms
italbrac|seemingly: apparently, arguably, at first blush, seemingly
Related terms
ostensible
ostensive
Translations
trans-top|ostensibly
Dutch: t|nl|ogenschijnlijk, t|nl|op het eerste gezicht
Finnish: näennäisesti
trans-mid
Spanish: t-|es|ostensiblemente
trans-bottom
et:ostensibly
no:ostensibly
vi:ostensibly
zh:ostensibly
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