evident

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. adjective clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  2. adjective capable of being seen or noticed

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”). Displaced native Old English sweotol.

In classic literature

Synonyms

apparent, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable

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