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ostensible
os·ten·si·ble O0141200 (ŏ-stĕn′sə-bəl)adj. Represented or appearing as such; ostensive: His ostensible purpose was charity, but his real goal was popularity.
[French, from Medieval Latin ostēnsibilis, from Latin ostēnsus, past participle of ostendere, to show : ob-, ob- + tendere, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
os·ten′si·bly adv.ostensible (ɒˈstɛnsɪbəl) adj1. apparent; seeming2. pretended[C18: via French from Medieval Latin ostensibilis, from Latin ostendere to show, from ob- before + tendere to extend] osˌtensiˈbility nos•ten•si•ble (ɒˈstɛn sə bəl)
adj. outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended. [1720–30; < French < Latin ostēsn(us), variant of ostentus, past participle of ostendere to present, display (o(b)s-, variant of ob- ob- + tendere to stretch)] os•ten′si•bly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | ostensible - 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"seeming, apparentsuperficial - concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences" | | 2. | ostensible - represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"ostensivecounterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" |
ostensibleadjective apparent, seeming, supposed, alleged, so-called, pretended, exhibited, manifest, outward, superficial, professed, purported, avowed, specious the ostensible reason for his resignationostensibleadjectiveAppearing as such but not necessarily so:apparent, external, ostensive, outward, seeming, superficial.Translationsostensible (oˈstensəbl) adjective (of reasons etc) apparent, but not necessarily true. Illness was the ostensible reason for his absence, but in fact he was just lazy. 表面的 表面的oˈstensibly adverb 表面上 表面上Ostensible
Related to Ostensible: wangle, Ostensible authorityOstensibleApparent; visible; exhibited. Ostensible authority is power that a principal, either by design or through the absence of ordinary care, permits others to believe his or her agent possesses. ostensible
Related to ostensible: wangle, Ostensible authoritySynonyms for ostensibleadj apparentSynonyms- apparent
- seeming
- supposed
- alleged
- so-called
- pretended
- exhibited
- manifest
- outward
- superficial
- professed
- purported
- avowed
- specious
Synonyms for ostensibleadj appearing as such but not necessarily soSynonyms- apparent
- external
- ostensive
- outward
- seeming
- superficial
Synonyms for ostensibleadj appearing as such but not necessarily soSynonymsRelated Wordsadj represented or appearing as suchSynonymsRelated Words |