Ostensibly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

from appearances alone; ; ; -Thomas Hardy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɑːstˈɛnsᵻbli/

🇬🇧British English

/ɒstˈɛnsɪbli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɒstˈɛnsɪbli/

4 syllables Say it as /ɑːstˈɛnsᵻbli/.

Examples

irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land
the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned
had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

seemingly on the face of it apparently

Parts of Speech

adverb

from appearances alone; ; ; -Thomas Hardy

“irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

angeblich

allein vom Schein her; ; ; -Thomas Hardy

🇫🇷French

en apparence

des seules apparences ; ; ; -Thomas Hardy

🇪🇸Spanish

aparentemente

sólo de las apariencias; ; ; -Thomas Hardy

🇮🇹Italian

apparentemente

solo dalle apparenze; ; ; -Thomas Hardy

🇳🇱Dutch

ogenschijnlijk

alleen al door de schijn; ; ; -Thomas Hardy

🇵🇹Portuguese

ostensivamente

apenas pelas aparências; ; ; -Thomas Hardy

🇷🇺Russian

якобы

только по видимости; ; ; -Томас Харди

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जाहिरा तौर पर

केवल दिखावे से; ; ; -थॉमस हार्डी

🇧🇩Bengali

দৃশ্যত

একা দেখা থেকে; ; ; -থমাস হার্ডি

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளிப்படையாக

தோற்றத்திலிருந்து மட்டும்; ; ; - தாமஸ் ஹார்டி

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రత్యక్షంగా

కేవలం ప్రదర్శనల నుండి; ; ; -థామస్ హార్డీ

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पष्टपणे

केवळ दिसण्यापासून; ; ; - थॉमस हार्डी

🇮🇳Gujarati

દેખીતી રીતે

એકલા દેખાવમાંથી; ; ; -થોમસ હાર્ડી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಲ್ನೋಟಕ್ಕೆ

ಕೇವಲ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆಯಿಂದ; ; ; -ಥಾಮಸ್ ಹಾರ್ಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രത്യക്ഷത്തിൽ

പ്രത്യക്ഷത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മാത്രം; ; ; -തോമസ് ഹാർഡി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਾਹਰ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ

ਇਕੱਲੇ ਦਿੱਖ ਤੋਂ; ; ; -ਥਾਮਸ ਹਾਰਡੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ظاہری طور پر

اکیلے ظہور سے؛ ; ; - تھامس ہارڈی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

表面上

仅从外表来看； ; ; ——托马斯·哈代

🇯🇵Japanese

表向き

外見だけから。 ; ; -トーマス・ハーディ

🇰🇷Korean

표면적으로는

겉모습만으로; ; ; -토마스 하디

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bề ngoài

chỉ từ vẻ bề ngoài; ; ; -Thomas Hardy

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างเห็นได้ชัด

จากการปรากฏตัวเพียงอย่างเดียว ; ; -โทมัส ฮาร์ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

seolah-olah

dari penampilan saja; ; ; -Thomas Hardy

🇵🇭Filipino

kunwari

mula sa mga pagpapakita lamang; ; ; -Thomas Hardy

🇲🇾Malay

kononnya

dari penampilan sahaja; ; ; -Thomas Hardy

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ظاهريا

من المظاهر وحدها؛ ; ; -توماس هاردي

🇮🇷Persian

به ظاهر

از ظاهر تنها؛ ; ; -توماس هاردی

🇹🇷Turkish

görünüşte

yalnızca görünüşlerden; ; ; -Thomas Hardy

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִכאוֹרָה

מהופעות בלבד; ; ; -תומס הארדי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'ostensibly'?

The primary meaning of 'ostensibly' is 'from appearances alone; ; ; -Thomas Hardy'.

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Using 'ostensibly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'ostensibly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'ostensibly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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