different between external vs ostensible
external
English
Etymology
From Middle French externe + -al, from Latin externus, from exter, exterus (“on the outside, outward”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?ks?t?n?l/, /?ks?t?n?l/, /?ks?t?n?l/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?ks?t??n?l/, /?ks?t??n?l/, /?ks?t??n?l/
- Rhymes: -??(?)n?l
- Hyphenation: ex?ter?nal
Adjective
external (comparative more external, superlative most external)
- Outside of something; on the exterior.
- Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial.
- 1850, Richard Chenevix Trench, Notes on the Miracles of Our Lord
- The external circumstances are greatly different.
- 1850, Richard Chenevix Trench, Notes on the Miracles of Our Lord
- Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations.
- (anatomy) Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.
- Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.
Synonyms
- (not intrinsic nor essential): See also Thesaurus:extrinsic
Antonyms
- internal
Related terms
Translations
Noun
external (plural externals)
- (chiefly in the plural) The exterior; outward features or appearances.
- (programming) In the C programming language, a variable that is defined in the source code but whose value comes from some external source.
Further reading
- external in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- external in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- external at OneLook Dictionary Search
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ostensible
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French ostensible, formed, with the suffix -ible, from Latin ostensus, the past participle of ostend? (“show”), itself from obs- (“in front of”) (akin to ob- (“in the way”) and to Ancient Greek ??? (epí, “on, at, besides, after”) and Old English eofot (“crime”)) + tend? (“stretch”) (akin to Ancient Greek ????? (teín?)). Cf. also Medieval Latin ostensibilis.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??st?ns.?.b?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /??st?ns.?.b?l/
- Hyphenation: os?ten?si?ble
Adjective
ostensible (comparative more ostensible, superlative most ostensible)
- Apparent, evident; meant for open display.
- 1956–1960, R.S. Peters, The Concept of Motivation, Routledge & Kegan Paul (second edition, 1960), chapter ii: “Motives and Motivation”, page 32:
- Motives, of course, may be mixed; but this only means that a man aims at a variety of goals by means of the same course of action. Similarly a man may have a strong motive or a weak one, an ulterior motive or an ostensible one.
- In witch-trials the conflict was officially defined as between the accused and God, or between the accused and the Catholic (later Protestant) church, as God's earthly representative. [...]
Behind the ostensible conflict of the witch-trial lay the usual conflicts of social class, values, and human relationships.
- In witch-trials the conflict was officially defined as between the accused and God, or between the accused and the Catholic (later Protestant) church, as God's earthly representative. [...]
- 2016 January 26, "When ‘Made In Israel’ Is a Human Rights Abuse," The New York Times (retrieved 26 January 2016):
- The ostensible reason this provision was added to a bill on international trade is to combat the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, a grass-roots campaign that seeks to pressure Israel to change its policies toward the Palestinians.
- 1956–1960, R.S. Peters, The Concept of Motivation, Routledge & Kegan Paul (second edition, 1960), chapter ii: “Motives and Motivation”, page 32:
- 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.
Antonyms
- (meant for open display): ulterior
Derived terms
- ostensibility
- ostensibly
Related terms
- ostensive
- ostentatious
- ostentation
Translations
References
- ostensible at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- bilestones
French
Etymology
Formed, with the suffix -ible, from Latin ostensus, past participle of ostend? (“I show”), itself from obs- in front of (akin to ob- in the way; akin to Greek epi 'on, at, besides, after' and Old English eofot crime) + tend? (“I stretch”) (Greek teinein); or borrowed from Medieval Latin ostensibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s.t??.sibl/
Adjective
ostensible (plural ostensibles)
- apparent
Derived terms
- ostensiblement
Related terms
- ostentateur
- ostentatoire
Further reading
- “ostensible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin ostensibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /osten?sible/, [os.t??n?si.??le]
Adjective
ostensible (plural ostensibles)
- ostensible, apparent
Derived terms
- ostensiblemente
Related terms
- ostentar
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