EVIDENT

discernible, evident, observable

(adjective) capable of being seen or noticed; “a discernible change in attitude”; “a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript”; “an observable change in behavior”

apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, patent, plain, unmistakable

(adjective) clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; “the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields”; “evident hostility”; “manifest disapproval”; “patent advantages”; “made his meaning plain”; “it is plain that he is no reactionary”; “in plain view”; “a palpable lie”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

evident (comparative more evident, superlative most evident)

Obviously true by simple observation.

Source: Wiktionary


Ev"i*dent, a. Etym: [F. Ă©vinent, l. evidens, -entis; e out + videns, p. pr. of videre to see. See Vision.]

Definition: Clear to the vision; especially, clear to the understanding, and satisfactory to the judgment; as, the figure or color of a body is evident to the senses; the guilt of an offender can not always be made evident. Your honor and your goodness is so evident. Shak. And in our faces evident the sings Of foul concupiscence. Milton.

Syn.

– Manifest; plain; clear; obvious; visible; apparent; conclusive; indubitable; palpable; notorious. See Manifest.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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