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apparentness

apparentness

6.8
How easy something is to see or understand
  • noun
  • /əˈpɛrəntnəs/
translation icon : apariencia
  • The apparentness of the signs on the road ensured all drivers could navigate safely.

Examples

  • The apparentness of the error made it easy to correct.

  • The apparentness of the path through the woods faded as night fell.

  • She was surprised by the apparentness of his intentions.

  • The apparentness of the issue surprised everyone.

  • Her apparentness in the debate was impressive.

  • In bright daylight, the apparentness of the mountains in the distance was breathtaking.

  • The apparentness of her talent was evident to everyone at the audition.

Synonyms

visibility
vsapparentness
54 2.8

How easy it is to see things, for example in fog

refers to general plain clearness rather than condition-based measurability
obviousness
vsapparentness
3 2.9

The quality of being easy to see or understand

focuses more on plain clearness to the eye than mental grasp
conspicuousness
vsapparentness
1 6.8

How easy something is to see or notice

describes plain clearness without implying it draws extra attention
apparency
vsapparentness
9.5

Being easy to see or understand

is the identical meaning presented as an alternative form
manifestness
vsapparentness
7.2

How clear and easy it is to see or understand something

is the simpler condition of plain clearness rather than strong evidence
visibleness
vsapparentness
7.2

How easy it is to see something

is about obvious clearness rather than the graded degree of seeing
noticeability
vsapparentness
4.9

How easy it is to see or understand something

is about plain clearness for seeing rather than attention catching
noticeableness
vsapparentness
4.8

How easy something is to see or understand

leans toward simple visual clearness rather than notice or attention
detectability
vsapparentness
6.7

How easy it is to notice or find something

is everyday clear appearance rather than being found by instruments
perceptibility
vsapparentness
7.2

A quality that makes something easy to notice by the senses or mind

places more weight on plain visual clearness than on mental sensing
discernability
vsapparentness
7.5

How easy it is to see or tell things apart

is the simpler state of plain clearness rather than fine distinguishability
observability
vsapparentness
7.7

How easily sensors like radar can see or detect something

describes natural plain clearness rather than monitored or instrumented seeing

Antonyms

33 7.4

A time when a person or thing is unknown and not noticed

15 6.0

The state of not being seen by other people

How Visible

obviousness
3 2.9
clarity
152 3.0
apparentness
6.8
obscurity
33 7.4
invisibility
15 6.0

Surface Forms

apparentness singular

Morphology

apparentness = apparent (transparent) = apparent + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'apparent' with '-ness'; the meaning 'state or quality of being apparent' is directly derived.

Etymology

Apparentness comes from the word appear, which means 'to come into view' or 'be seen'. So apparentness is the quality of being 'clear' or easy to see.