evident

adjective

EV-uh-duhnt/ˈɛv.ə.dənt/UKEV-i-duhnt/ˈɛv.ɪ.dənt/

1 meaning of evident

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adjective
Plainly true to anyone who simply looks or notices, needing no proof.
The damage to the bridge was evident even from a distance.
Their relief became evident as soon as the test results came back clear.
Similarobvious, clear, plain, apparent, manifest
Oppositehidden, unclear, obscure

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Origin

From Middle English evident, borrowed through Old French evident from Latin ēvidēns ("visible, apparent, clear, plain"), built from ē ("out") plus videō ("see"). It displaced the native Old English word sweotol.