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Synonyms
adjective
plain or clear to the sight or understanding: His frown made it evident to all that he was displeased. It was evident that the project was a total failure.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ēvident- (stem of ēvidēns), equivalent to ē- e- + vident- (stem of vidēns) present participle of vidēre to see; see video, -ent
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ēvident- (stem of ēvidēns), equivalent to ē- e- + vident- (stem of vidēns) present participle of vidēre to see; see video, -ent
Related forms
ev·i·dent·ness, noun
non·ev·i·dent, adjective
pre·ev·i·dent, adjective
pre·ev·i·dent·ly, adverb
su·per·ev·i·dent, adjective
EXPANDsu·per·ev·i·dent·ly, adverb
COLLAPSEAntonyms
concealed.
concealed.
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Evident
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Example Sentences
- The camaraderie and tension they feel is most evident inside their compelling locker room.
- As always, we think that self-evident scientific findings are very important.
- It is evident that he considers himself a Roman citizen in some sense.
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Word Origin & History
evident
late 14c., from L. evidentem (nom. evidens) "perceptible, clear, obvious," from ex- "fully, out of" + videntem (nom. videns), prp. of videre "to see" (see vision).
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