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evident

evi·dent

UK/ˈɛv.ɪ.dənt/ US/ˈɛv.ə.dənt/ fairly common

adjective

1.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

  • “the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields”
  • “evident hostility”
  • “manifest disapproval”
  • “patent advantages”
  • “made his meaning plain”
  • “it is plain that he is no reactionary”
  • “in plain view”
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2.

capable of being seen or noticed

  • “a discernible change in attitude”
  • “a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript”
  • “an observable change in behavior”
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Origin

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”). Displaced native Old English sweotol.

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