was wotd|2007|April|5
English
Etymology
From ostensible < F. ostensible#French|ostensible < L. ostensus, past participle of ostendo|ostend� �I show�, from ob#Latin|ob �before� + tendo|tend� �I stretch out�.
Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/�s�t�nsɪbli/ or IPAchar|/�s�t�ns�bli/
italbrac|US IPA|/��s�t�ns�bli/
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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