on the face of it

Letters that make on the face of it

a, o, e, f, n, c, h, t, i are letters that make 'on the face of it'

Words within on the face of it

IT, he, fa, ACE, face, He, AC, on, ace, CE, Ac, Ce, Th are words within 'on the face of it'


1 possible definitions for 'on the face of it'

On The Face Of It as "from appearances alone"

Under this definition, on the face of it is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

apparently, seemingly, ostensibly have the same meaning as 'on the face of it'

Pertain to on the face of it

ostensible, ostensible, ostensive, apparent(a), seeming(a) pertain to 'on the face of it'.

Example of on the face of it used within this context

"irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land", "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned", "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy, "on the face of it the problem seems minor"



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