apparency
|ap-par-en-cy|
/əˈpærənsi/
quality of appearing (being obvious)
Etymology
'apparency' originates from Medieval Latin, specifically the word 'apparentia', where the root comes from Latin 'apparere' (from the prefix 'ad-' meaning 'to/toward' and 'parere' meaning 'to appear').
'apparency' changed from Medieval Latin 'apparentia' and Old French/Anglo-Norman forms related to 'apparent' (and Middle English borrowings such as 'aparence'/'apparent'), and eventually became the modern English noun 'apparency'.
Initially it meant 'the state or condition of appearing', and over time it evolved into its current sense of 'the quality of being apparent; obviousness'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the quality or state of being apparent; obviousness or clarity that something is visible or manifest.
The apparency of his guilt made many witnesses uncomfortable.
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Noun 2
the state or appearance of seeming to be true or present, even if not necessarily so (a seeming or superficial appearance).
There was an apparency of order in the room, though things were actually scattered everywhere.
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