obviousness, noticeability, noticeableness, patency
(noun) the property of being easy to see and understand
patency
(noun) the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct
Source: WordNet® 3.1
patency (plural patencies)
(medicine) The degree of openness of a tube, such as a blood vessel or catheter; the relative absence of blockage. Measured in percent.
(uncountable) Obviousness; clarity.
Source: Wiktionary
Pa"ten*cy, n. Etym: [See Patent.]
1. The condition of being open, enlarged, or spread.
2. The state of being patent or evident.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
