evident

[ ev-i-duhnt ]
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adjective
  1. 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 of evident

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ēvident-, stem of ēvidēns “clear, perceptible,” literally, “seeing out,” from ē- e-1 + stem of vidēns “seeing,” present participle of vidēre “to see”; see video

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See apparent.

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Other words from evident

  • 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

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How to use evident in a sentence

  • As Perker said this, he looked towards the door, with an evident desire to render the leave-taking as brief as possible.

  • On May 13 Polavieja arrived in Barcelona physically broken, half blind, and with evident traces of a disordered liver.

    The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
  • He saw with evident pleasure the outward and visible signs of the old earl's immense wealth.

  • In Manila particularly, amidst the pealing of bells and strains of music, unfeigned enthusiasm and joy were everywhere evident.

    The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
  • I suspect, from the evident care taken of it, that its product is considerably relied on for food.

    Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley

British Dictionary definitions for evident

evident

/ (ˈɛvɪdənt) /


adjective
  1. easy to see or understand; readily apparent

Origin of evident

1
C14: from Latin ēvidēns, from vidēre to see

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