on the face of it

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Seemingly; to all appearances; as far as can be seen or determined without deeper investigation or analysis.

Equivalents

Françaisa priori en apparence

Русскийна первый взгляд по-ви́димому

العربيةعلى ما يبدو لِأَوَّلِ وَهْلَةٍ

4 more languages

Suomiensi katsomalta päällisin puolin pintapuolisestiulkonaisesti

עבריתלִכְאוֹרָה לכאורה

Magyarránézésre

Polskina moje oko na pierwszy rzut oka

Examples

“On the face ⟳ of it, his case seemed hopeless. But appearances can be deceptive.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

on the face of the earth on the fence on the fiddle on the flat on the flip side on the floor

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