EVIDENT Meaning of EVIDENT in English ■ adjective plain or obvious; clear.Derivatives~ly adverb OriginME: from OFr., or from L. evidens , ~- 'obvious to the eye or mind', from e- (var. of ex- ) 'out' + videre 'to see'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004