- adjectiveostensible (adjective)
- stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so:"the delay may have a deeper cause than the ostensible reason"
Originmid 18th century: from French, from medieval Latin ostensibilis from Latin ostens- ‘stretched out to view’, from the verb ostendere, from ob- ‘in view of’ + tendere ‘to stretch’.Similar and Opposite Wordsadjective- stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so:
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- Ostensible means123:
- Intended for display or open to view.
- Being such in appearance, plausible rather than demonstrably true or real.
- Outwardly appearing as such, professed, or pretended.
- Apparent, evident, or conspicuous.
- Seeming or stated to be real or true, when this is perhaps not the case.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.: intended for display : open to view 2 : being such in appearance : plausible rather than demonstrably true or real the ostensible purpose for the trip Did you know? Ostensible comes from Latin ostendere, meaning "to show," and the word suggests a discrepancy between a declared or implied aim or reason and the true one.www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ostensibleostensible [ o- sten -s uh -b uh l ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA adjective outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness. apparent, evident, or conspicuous: the ostensible truth of their theories.www.dictionary.com/browse/ostensibleostensible adjective /ɒˈstensəbl/ /ɑːˈstensəbl/ [only before noun] (formal) seeming or stated to be real or true, when this is perhaps not the case synonym apparentwww.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/e… Ostensible Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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