adjective

1. turned toward the observer
2. narrower at the base than at the top an obverse leaf
3. forming a counterpart

Etymology: L obversus, pp. of obvertere, to turn toward < ob- (see ob-) + vertere, to turn: see verse

noun

1. the side, as of a coin or medal, bearing the main design and the date
2. the front or main surface of anything
3. a counterpart
4. Logic the negative counterpart of an affirmative proposition, or the affirmative counterpart of a negative “no one is infallible” is the obverse of “everyone is fallible”