transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-və-dənt, -və-ˌdent ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin evident-, evidens, from e- + vident-, videns, present participle of vidēre to see — more at wit
Date: 14th century
: clear to the vision or understanding
Synonyms:
evident , manifest , patent , distinct , obvious , apparent , plain , clear mean readily perceived or apprehended. evident implies presence of visible signs that lead one to a definite conclusion
an evident fondness for sweets
manifest implies an external display so evident that little or no inference is required
manifest hostility
patent applies to a cause, effect, or significant feature that is clear and unmistakable once attention has been directed to it
patent defects
distinct implies such sharpness of outline or definition that no unusual effort to see or hear or comprehend is required
a distinct refusal
obvious implies such ease in discovering that it often suggests conspicuousness or little need for perspicacity in the observer
the obvious solution
apparent is very close to evident except that it may imply more conscious exercise of inference
for no apparent reason
plain suggests lack of intricacy, complexity, or elaboration
her feelings about him are plain
clear implies an absence of anything that confuses the mind or obscures the pattern
a clear explanation