Difference between Superficial and Apparent

SUPERFICIAL vs APPARENT: NOUN

Of or pertaining to the surface.
Shallow, lacking substance.
Reaching or comprehending only what is obvious or apparent; not deep or profound; shallow; -- said especially in respect to study, learning, and the like.
Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on the surface; shallow; not deep.
Not extensive or important; minor or insignificant.
Apparent rather than actual or substantial.
Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; shallow.
Of, affecting, or being on or near the surface.
Involving a surface only
Relating to a surface
Of little substance or significance
At face value.
Being or affecting or concerned with a surface; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
Being near the surface.

One whose to an estate is indefeasible if he survives the ancestor; -- in distinction from presumptive heir. See Presumptive.
See Time.
The circle which in a level plain bounds our view, and is formed by the apparent meeting of the earth and heavens, as distinguished from the rational horizon.
Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming; as the apparent motion or diameter of the sun.
Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.
Appearing as such but not necessarily so; seeming.
Readily understood; clear or obvious.
Readily seen; visible.
Readily apparent to the eye
Clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses
Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

Occurring on or near the surface of the skin
Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
Slight, smattering, shallow.
Lying in or on, or pertaining to, the superficies or surface; not penetrating below the surface, literally or figuratively; being only on the surface; not reaching to the interior or essence; shallow: as, a superficial color; a superficial resemblance.
Of persons or their mental states or acts, comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or profound; not thorough.
In anatomy, not deep-seated or profound; lying on the surface of some part, or near but not on the surface of the whole body; subcutaneous; cutaneous: specifically said of various tissues and structures.
Synonyms External, exterior, outer.

Probable; likely: as, “the three apparent candidates,” H. Walpole.
Having the character of a mere seeming or appearance, in distinction from what is true or real: as, the apparent motion of the sun; his anger was only apparent.
Capable of being clearly perceived or understood; obvious; plain or clear; evident: as, the wisdom of the Creator is apparent in his works.
Exposed to the sense of sight; open to view; capable of being seen, or easily seen; visible to the eye; within the range of vision.

Dilettanteish, Looking, Sounding, Surface, Apparent, Seeming, Ostensible, Dilettante, Dilettantish, Shallow, Insignificant, Facile, Unimportant, Trivial, Glib

Undeniable, Discernible, Conspicuous, Clear, Noticeable, Patent, Seeable, Plain, Superficial, Manifest, Visible, Ostensible, Seeming, Evident, Obvious

Dilettanteish, Looking, Sounding, Surface, Apparent, Seeming, Ostensible, Dilettante, Dilettantish, Shallow, Insignificant, Facile, Unimportant, Trivial, Glib

Undeniable, Discernible, Conspicuous, Clear, Noticeable, Patent, Seeable, Plain, Superficial, Manifest, Visible, Ostensible, Seeming, Evident, Obvious

US feasibility is intermediate in superficial leg muscles.
BCG, in patients with recurrent superficial bladder cancer.
Formulas with mild abrasives temporarily remove superficial stains.
This app covers the superficial landmarks, superficial and deep muscles, bones, and organs.
Superficial thrombophlebitis consists of thrombosis and inflammation of one or more superficial veins.
Patients become symptomatic mostly from superficial venous hypertension, as the superficial veins lack muscular support.
May be associated with chronic follicular conjunctivitis, superficial pannus, and superficial punctate keratitis.
Superficial It can sometimes be superficial infections involving the skin only.
An external or superficial thing; outward manner; superficial remark, etc.
Only superficial viewing can condemn this film as superficial.

Clearly apparent to the sight or understanding; obvious.
Unusual social development becomes apparent early in childhood.
Signs of discord became apparent among the confederates.
Mesa in an apparent effort to eliminate witness.
Love is staring contests for no apparent reason.
Here again, the moral hazard problem was apparent.
There is nothing to make data boundaries apparent.
Whether the person has any other apparent disability.
The inconsistency, however, is more apparent than real.
Visible disabilities are apparent, while invisible disabilities are not readily apparent.

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