evident

Forms

Comparative: more evident
Superlative: most evident

Definitions

1.Obviously true by simple observation.
- It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door.
- The full extent of her injuries did not become evident until they tried to move her.
- Maccario, it was evident, did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4077

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Rare
Academic: Rare
Literature: Rare

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Etymology

From Middle English evident, from Old French evident, from Latin ēvidēns (“visible, apparent, clear, plain”) (compare Late Latin ēvideor (“to appear plainly”)), from ē (“out”) + videō (“see”), present participle vidēns, deponent videor (“to appear, seem”).