Obvious
//ˈɑb.vi.əs// adj
adj ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
"Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations. It is easily earned repetition to state that Josephine St. Auban's was a presence not to be concealed."
Adjective
- 1 easily perceived and understood wordnet
Example
More examples"I don't know how to demonstrate it, since it's too obvious!"
Etymology
16th century, from Latin obvius (“being in the way so as to meet, meeting, easy to access, at hand, ready, obvious”) + -ous, from ob- (“before”) + via (“way”).
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