About The Word Obvious
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Obvious
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What's The Definition Of Obvious?
[adj] obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"
[adj] easily perceived or understood; "obvious errors" [adj] obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression" [adj] easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "a perceptible sense of expectation in the court"; "an obvious (or palpable) lie" Synonyms | Synonyms for Obvious: apparent | attention-getting | axiomatic | big | bold | conspicuous | crying(a) | demonstrable | egregious | evident | exhibitionist(a) | exhibitionistic | eye-catching | featured | flagrant | frank | glaring | gross | in evidence | large | manifest | marked | open | open-and-shut | outstanding | overt | palpable | patent | perceptible | plain | prominent | provable | rank | salient | self-evident | self-explanatory | spectacular | striking | taken for granted(p) | tangible | transparent | under her nose | under his nose | under my nose | under one's nose | under our noses | under your nose | visible | writ large Related Terms | Find terms related to Obvious: apparent | bald | clean-cut | clear | clear as crystal | clear-cut | conspicuous | crystal-clear | defined | definite | direct | discernible | distinct | evident | explicit | express | glaring | in focus | indisputable | indubitable | manifest | noticeable | observable | open | open-and-shut | ostensible | overt | palpable | patent | perceivable | perceptible | perspicuous | plain | plain as day | prominent | pronounced | seeable | self-evident | self-explaining | self-explanatory | simple | staring | straightforward | tangible | to be seen | unambiguous | unconcealed | undeniable | unequivocal | unhidden | unmistakable | unsubtle | visible | well-defined | well-marked | well-pronounced | well-resolved See Also | indiscreet Obvious In Webster's Dictionary \Ob"vi*ous\, a. [L. obvius; ob (see {Ob-}) + via way.
See {Voyage}.]
1. Opposing; fronting. [Obs.]
To the evil turn My obvious breast. --Milton.
2. Exposed; subject; open; liable. [Obs.] ``Obvious to
dispute.'' --Milton.
3. Easily discovered, seen, or understood; readily perceived
by the eye or the intellect; plain; evident; apparent; as,
an obvious meaning; an obvious remark.
Apart and easy to be known they lie, Amidst the
heap, and obvious to the eye. --Pope.
Syn: Plain; clear; evident. See {Manifest}. --
{Ob"vi*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ob"vi*ous-ness}, n.
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