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evident - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'evident' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Evident [ a.]
- Clear to the vision; especially, clear to the understanding, and satisfactory to the judgment; as, the figure or color of a body is evident to the senses; the guilt of an offender can not always be made evident.

Meaning of 'evident' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . evident [ s]
Meaning (1):
- capable of being seen or noticed
Example in sentence:
  • a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript;
  • a discernible change in attitude;
  • an observable change in behavior
Meaning (2):
- clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
Example in sentence:
  • a palpable lie;
  • evident hostility;
  • in plain view;
  • it is plain that he is no reactionary;
  • made his meaning plain;
  • manifest disapproval;
  • patent advantages;
  • the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields