evident

The definition of evident is obvious or easily understand.

(adjective)

An example of evident used as an adjective is an evident fact, which is that two plus two equals four.

See evident in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

easy to see or perceive; clear; obvious; plain

Origin: ME < OFr < L evidens (gen. evidentis): see evidence

See evident in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Easily seen or understood; obvious. See Synonyms at apparent.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin ēvidēns, ēvident-

Origin: : ē-, ex-, ex-

Origin: + vidēns

Origin: , present participle of vidēre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots

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