evident

adjectiveattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈɛv.ɪ.dənt//
United States//ˈɛv.ə.dənt//

Obviously true by simple observation.

adjective

1
Obviously true by simple observation.
It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door.
The full extent of her injuries did not become evident until they tried to move her.
Maccario, it was evident, did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them.

Etymology

From Middle English evident, from Old French evident, from Latin ēvidēns (“visible, apparent, clear, plain”) (compare Late Latin ēvideor (“to appear plainly”)), from ē (“out”) + videō (“see”), present participle vidēns, deponent videor (“to appear, seem”). Displaced native Old English sweotol.

Forms

comparative: more evident
superlative: most evident

everywhere · In or to all locations under discussion.eviction · The act of evicting.evidence · Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.

evident · Obviously true by simple observation.

evidently · In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident;…Evie · A diminutive of the female given names Eva, Eve, Evelyn, or…evil · Intending to harm; malevolent.

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