evident

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
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. distinct implies such sharpness of outline or definition that no unusual effort to see or hear or comprehend is required <
a distinct refusal
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. obvious implies such ease in discovering that it often suggests conspicuousness or little need for perspicacity in the observer <
the obvious solution
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. apparent is very close to evident except that it may imply more conscious exercise of inference <
for no apparent reason
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. 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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  • évident — évident, ente [ evidɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1265; lat. evidens, de videre « voir » ♦ Qui s impose à l esprit par son caractère d évidence. ⇒ apparent, certain, clair, flagrant, incontestable, 1. manifeste, palpable, patent, sûr, visible. « Ce qui est… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • évident — évident, ente (é vi dan, dan t ) adj. Qui est connu tout d abord et sans peine. Vérité évidente. Péril évident. •   Surprise tout à coup d un funeste accident, D un jugement du ciel effet trop évident, ROTROU Bélis. v, 7. •   Philémon reconnut ce …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • evident — EVIDÉNT, Ă, evidenţi, te, adj. (Adesea adverbial) Care este atât de clar încât nu mai trebuie dovedit; vădit, neîndoielnic. – Din fr. évident, lat. evidens, ntis. Trimis de ionel bufu, 14.06.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  EVIDÉNT adj., adv. 1. adj. v.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Evident — Ev i*dent, a. [F. [ e]vinent, l. evidens, entis; e out + videns, p. pr. of videre to see. See {Vision}.] Clear to the vision; especially, clear to the understanding, and satisfactory to the judgment; as, the figure or color of a body is evident… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • evident — I adjective apertus, apparent, appearing, axiomatic, axiomatical, bald, clear, conspicuous, discernible, disclosed, distinct, easily seen, easy to perceive, easy to see, evidens, explicit, exposed, express, glaring, in evidence, in full view, in… …   Law dictionary

  • evident — [ev′ə dənt, ev′ədent΄] adj. [ME < OFr < L evidens (gen. evidentis): see EVIDENCE] easy to see or perceive; clear; obvious; plain SYN. EVIDENT and APPARENT apply to that which can be readily perceived or easily inferred, but EVIDENT implies… …   English World dictionary

  • evident — Evident, [eviden]te. adj. Clair, manifeste, qui se connoist d abord & sans peine. Verité évidente. proposition évidente. preuve évidente. fausseté évidente. il ne se dit rien là qui ne soit évident. il est évident que …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • evident — Adj. (Aufbaustufe) geh.: sehr klar erkennbar, offenkundig Synonyme: augenfällig, offensichtlich, unbestreitbar, unbezweifelbar, unübersehbar, unzweifelhaft, zweifelsfrei Beispiele: Sein Klageantrag war evident aussichtslos. Ihre Schuld war… …   Extremes Deutsch

  • evident — late 14c., from O.Fr. evident and directly from L. evidentem (nom. evidens) perceptible, clear, obvious, apparent from ex fully, out of (see EX (Cf. ex )) + videntem (nom. videns), prp. of videre to see (see VISION (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • Evident — (v. lat.), klar, deutlich. Daher Evidenz, die durch offenes Vorliegen od. vollständigen Beweis allem Zweifel entrückte Wahrheit …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Evidént — (lat.), offenbar, augenscheinlich, der allgemeinen Einsicht zugänglich. Evidenz, Augenscheinlichkeit; der höchste Grad von Gewißheit, den eine Behauptung oder Beweisführung dann erlangt, wenn die!Beziehungen des Gegenstandes völlig klar und… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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