evident

adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin evident-, evidens, from e- + vident-, videns, present participle of vidēre to see — more at wit Date: 14th century clear to the vision or understanding Synonyms: evident, manifest, patent, distinct, obvious, apparent, plain, clear mean readily perceived or apprehended. evident implies presence of visible signs that lead one to a definite conclusion <

an evident fondness for sweets

>. manifest implies an external display so evident that little or no inference is required <

manifest hostility

>. patent applies to a cause, effect, or significant feature that is clear and unmistakable once attention has been directed to it <

patent defects

>. distinct implies such sharpness of outline or definition that no unusual effort to see or hear or comprehend is required <

a distinct refusal

>. obvious implies such ease in discovering that it often suggests conspicuousness or little need for perspicacity in the observer <

the obvious solution

>. apparent is very close to evident except that it may imply more conscious exercise of inference <

for no apparent reason

>. plain suggests lack of intricacy, complexity, or elaboration <

her feelings about him are plain

>. clear implies an absence of anything that confuses the mind or obscures the pattern <

a clear explanation

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