Obverse Definition
ŏb-vûrs, əb-, ŏbvûrs
adjective
Turned toward the observer.
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Narrower at the base than at the top.
An obverse leaf.
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Forming a counterpart.
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When you speak clearly, people understand you. If you don't mumble, the obverse effect is observed.
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noun
The side, as of a coin or medal, bearing the date and the main image or design.
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The more conspicuous of two possible alternatives, cases, or sides.
The obverse of this issue.
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The front or main surface of anything.
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A counterpart.
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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”
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