apparent vs imponderable

apparent

adj
  • 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, eyely; within sight or view. 

  • Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming. 

imponderable

adj
  • Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate. 

  • Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed. 

noun
  • An imponderable question. 

  • A factor that cannot be anticipated. 

  • An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism. 

How often have the words apparent and imponderable occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )