Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Easily seen or understood; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view. 2. (a.) Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable. 3. (a.) Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming; as the apparent motion or diameter of the sun. 4. (n.) An heir apparent.

Multi-Version Concordance Apparent (4 Occurrences) Matthew 6:18 that it may not be apparent to men that you are fasting, but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you. (WEY) Acts 4:16 saying, "What shall we do to these men? Because indeed a notable miracle has been done through them, as can be plainly seen by all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we can't deny it. (See NAS) 1 Corinthians 1:21 For after the world by its wisdom--as God in His wisdom had ordained--had failed to gain the knowledge of God, God was pleased, by the apparent foolishness of the Message which we preach, to save those who accepted it. (WEY) 2 Corinthians 4:8 every way afflicted, but not straitened; seeing no apparent issue, but our way not entirely shut up; (DBY)