English-Italian translations for ostensible

• apparente
  Lo scopo apparente della direttiva è assicurare il rispetto di determinati diritti. The ostensible purpose of the directive is to ensure that rights can be enforced.
  Gli Stati membri invece dovrebbero mettersi all'opera per combattere il problema del lavoro autonomo apparente. Instead, the Member States should be working to combat the problem of ostensible self-employment among drivers.
  L'approvazione pubblica, tuttavia, svanisce molto facilmente, Presidente Barroso, soprattutto quando c'è un apparente abisso tra le parole e i fatti. Public approval, however, is very easily squandered, Mr Barroso, especially when there is an ostensible gulf between words and deeds.

Definition of ostensible

• Apparent, evident; meant for open display
• Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real

Examples

• 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.

Related words

• ostensibly
• ostensive
• ostensive definition