ostensible

os·ten·si·ble  (-stns-bl)

adj.

Represented or appearing as such; ostensive: His ostensible purpose was charity, but his real goal was popularity.

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[French, from Medieval Latin ostnsibilis, from Latin ostnsus, past participle of ostendere, to show : ob-, ob- + tendere, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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os·tensi·bly adv.

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ostensible [ɒˈstɛnsɪb^əl]

adj

1. apparent; seeming

2. pretended

[via French from Medieval Latin ostensibilis, from Latin ostendere to show, from ob- before + tendere to extend]

ostensibility  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	ostensible - appearing as such but not necessarily so; "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty" seeming, apparent superficial - concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"
	2.	ostensible - represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity" ostensive counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"

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ostensible

adjective apparent, seeming, supposed, alleged, so-called, pretended, exhibited, manifest, outward, superficial, professed, purported, avowed, specious the ostensible reason for his resignation

Translations

ostensible [ɒsˈtensəbl] ADJ → aparente

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ostensible [ɒˈstɛnsəb^əl] adj (= alleged) [reason, purpose, cause] → prétendu(e) before n

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ostensible

adj, ostensibly

adv → angeblich

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ostensible [ɒsˈtɛnsəbl] adj → apparente
ostensible reason → pretesto

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ostensible

adj ostensible [oˈstensəbl]

(of reasons etc) apparent, but not necessarily true Illness was the ostensible reason for his absence, but in fact he was just lazy. oënskynlik, skynbaar, kastig ظاهِر، واضِح привиден předstíraný, zdánlivý tilsyneladende angeblich φαινομενικός aparente näiline ظاهری näennäinen prétendu מוּצהָר प्रकट, प्रत्यक्ष prividan állítólagos jelas yfirskins- apparente, presunto うわべだけの 표면상의 tariamas, netikras šķietams; ārējs kononnya ogenschijnlijk angivelig, tilsynelatende, påstått rzekomy, pozorny aparente aparent служащий предлогом predstieraný, zdanlivý očiten prividan skenbar เสแสร้ง görünürdeki, sözde 表面的 показний; удаваний نماياں، ظاہر có vẻ là 表面的

adv oˈstensibly

oënskynlikheid كما يَظْهَر привидно zdánlivě tilsyneladende angeblich φαινομενικά aparentemente teeseldult ظاهراً näennäisesti en apparence לְמַראִית עַיִן प्रकट रूप से prividno látszólag(osan) dengan jelas að því er virðist in apparenza 表向きは 표면상으로 tariamai, neva šķietami; ārēji kononnya ogenschijnlijk angivelig, etter alt å dømme rzekomo, pozornie aparentemente în aparenţă якобы zdanlivo očitno prividno skenbart อย่างแสดงให้เห็นภายนอก görünürde 表面上 удавано ظاہري طور پر bề ngoài là 表面上