pre evident

ev·i·dent

[ev-i-duhnt]
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-1 + vident- (stem of vidēns) present participle of vidēre to see; see video, -ent

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
su·per·ev·i·dent·ly, adverb


obvious, manifest, palpable, patent, unmistakable. See apparent.


concealed.
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evident (ˈɛvɪdənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
easy to see or understand; readily apparent
 
[C14: from Latin ēvidēns, from vidēre to see]

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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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