/ ˈevɪdənt; NAmE / adjective
evident (to sb) (that ... ) | evident (in / from sth) clear; easily seen
SYN obvious :
It has now become evident to us that a mistake has been made.
The growing interest in history is clearly evident in the number of people visiting museums and country houses.
The orchestra played with evident enjoyment.
—see also self-evident ➡ note at clear
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French , or from Latin evidens , evident- obvious to the eye or mind, from e- (variant of ex- ) out + videre to see.