ostensible

Signification (Anglais)

1. Apparent, evident; meant for open display.
2. Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real).

Concepts

apparent

feint

ostensible

prétendu

fictif

phénoménal

soi-disant

illusoire

Synonymes

apparent

seeming

alleged

ostensive

so-called

supposed

phenomenal

obvious

professed

outward

pretended

pseudo

public

purported

putative

reputed

specious

spurious

trumped-up

would-be

outward appearance

appearing

asserted

evident

factitious

hypothetic

illusive

official

on the surface

Traductions

φαινομενικός

aparente

ostensible

εμφανής

angeblich

apparente

schijnbaar

scheinbar

aparente

δήθεν

ogenschijnlijk

ostensibel

vordergründig

görünüşte

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɒˈstɛns.ɪ.bəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from French ostensible, formed with the suffix -ible, from Latin ostensus, the past participle of ostendō (“show”), itself from obs- (“in front of”) (akin to ob- (“in the way”)) + tendō (“stretch”) (akin to Ancient Greek τείνω (teínō)). Cf. also Medieval Latin ostensibilis.