Evident

//ˈɛv.ə.dənt// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Obviously true by simple observation.

    "It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door."

Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of being seen or noticed wordnet
  2. 2
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment wordnet

Synonyms

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apparentobservableobviousdemonstrableapparentapparent

Example

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"It's evident that you told a lie."

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.

Related phrases

self-evidenttamper-evident

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