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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Word of the Day

24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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