Evident Definition
ĕvĭ-dənt
adjective
Easy to see or perceive; clear; obvious; plain.
Webster's New World
Obviously true by simple observation.
It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
Origin of Evident
-
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin evidens (“visible, apparent, clear, plain”) (compare Late Latin evideri (“to appear plainly”)), from Latin e (“out”) + videre (“see”), present participle videns, deponent videri (“to appear, seem”).
From Wiktionary
-
Middle English from Old French from Latin ēvidēns ēvident- ē-, ex- ex- vidēns present participle of vidēre to see weid- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Related Articles
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to evident using the buttons below.