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- Dictionaryostensible/ɒˈstɛnsɪbl/
adjective
- 1. stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so: "the real dispute which lay behind the ostensible complaint"
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OSTENSIBLE definition: 1. appearing or claiming to be one thing when it is really something else: 2. appearing or…. Learn more.
1. : 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. Synonyms. apparent.
Ostensible definition: outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended. See examples of OSTENSIBLE used in a sentence.
Ostensible is used to describe something that seems to be true or is officially stated to be true, but about which you or other people have doubts.
OSTENSIBLE meaning: 1. appearing or claiming to be one thing when it is really something else: 2. appearing or…. Learn more.
concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually. adjective. represented or appearing as such; pretended. “His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity” synonyms: ostensive. counterfeit, imitative. not genuine; imitating something superior. Cite this entry.
Define ostensible. ostensible synonyms, ostensible pronunciation, ostensible translation, English dictionary definition of ostensible. adj. Represented or appearing as such; ostensive: His ostensible purpose was charity, but his real goal was popularity. os·ten′si·bly adv. American...
