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ob·vi·ous
/
ˈɒb
vi
əs
/
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[
ob
-vee-
uh
s
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident:
an obvious advantage.
2.
lacking in subtlety.
3.
Obsolete
.
being or standing in the way.
Origin:
1580–90;
<
Latin
obvius
in the way, lying in the path, equivalent to
ob-
ob-
+
vi
(
a
)
way
+
-us
adj. suffix (see
-ous
)
Related forms
ob·vi·ous·ly,
adverb
ob·vi·ous·ness,
noun
non·ob·vi·ous,
adjective
non·ob·vi·ous·ly,
adverb
non·ob·vi·ous·ness,
noun
o·ver·ob·vi·ous,
adjective
pre·ob·vi·ous,
adjective
pre·ob·vi·ous·ly,
adverb
pre·ob·vi·ous·ness,
noun
un·ob·vi·ous,
adjective
un·ob·vi·ous·ly,
adverb
un·ob·vi·ous·ness,
noun
Can be confused:
oblivious
,
obvious.
Synonyms
1.
plain, manifest, clear, palpable, unmistakable. See
apparent
.
Antonyms
1.
hidden.
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World English Dictionary
obvious
(ˈɒbvɪəs)
—
adj
1.
easy to see or understand; evident
2.
exhibiting motives, feelings, intentions, etc, clearly or without subtlety
3.
naive or unsubtle:
the play was rather obvious
4.
obsolete
being or standing in the way
[C16: from Latin
obvius,
from
obviam
in the way, from
ob-
against +
via
way]
'obviousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
obvious
1586, "frequently met with," from L. obvius "that is in the way, presenting itself readily, commonplace," from obviam (adv.) "in the way," from ob "against" + viam, acc. of via "way." Meaning "plain to see, evident" is first recorded 1635.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Other bosses usually give less
obvious
clues that they are lying.
Some group-living animals use
obvious
signals to guide others.
But it has a fund of good sense and direct
obvious
meaning which compensates
for the want of more showy qualities.
It was
obvious
that he pays attention to the smallest details, and it shows in
every aspect of his salon.
Among the earliest suspected culprits were pesticides, but the role of those toxic substances is not so
obvious
.
Working in the lab of a famous scholar has some
obvious
perks.
If the calls are
obvious
enough, someone else will make them.
Areas with heavy tourism and extensive building showed
obvious
environmental injury.
It doesn't have any
obvious
technological advantage.
The challenge is to do it effectively without being
obvious
.
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