C2adjective · rare

ostensible

os·ten·si·ble

ostensible · more ostensible · most ostensible

явный, очевидный, формальный

scheinbar, anscheinend, augenscheinlich, offenbar

Apparent, evident; meant for open displayApparent, evident; meant for open display.

UK/ɒˈstɛns.ɪ.bəl/US/ɑˈstɛns.ɪ.bəl/

» I do not understand Tom's ostensible contempt for the sartorial concerns of his peers.

Meaning

2 senses

Apparent, evident; meant for open display.
anscheinend, augenscheinlich, offenbar
явныйjavnyj, очевидныйočevidnyj
Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real).
The ostensible reason for his visit to New York was to see his mother, but the real reason was to get to the Yankees game the next day.
scheinbar, vordergründig, vorgeblich
формальныйformalʹnyj
represented or appearing as such; pretended

Examples

1 sentences

I do not understand Tom's ostensible contempt for the sartorial concerns of his peers.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

meant for open display; apparent:

appearing as such; professed, supposed:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

meant for open display; apparent:

appearing as such; professed, supposed:

Origin

Borrowed from French ostensible, formed with the suffix -ible, from Latin ostensus, the pa

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. ostentatious.

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