- easy to see or understand; readily apparent
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ev•i•dent /ˈɛvɪdənt/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- plain or clear to the sight or understanding:his evident dismay at not being hired.[it + be + ~ + that clause]It was evident that the play was a big hit.
ev•i•dent
(ev′i dənt),USA pronunciation adj.
ev′i•dent•ness, n.
- plain or clear to the sight or understanding:His frown made it evident to all that he was displeased. It was evident that the project was a total failure.
- Latin ēvident- (stem of ēvidēns), equivalent. to ē- e- + vident- (stem of vidēns) present participle of vidēre to see; see video, -ent
- Middle English 1350–1400
- obvious, manifest, palpable, patent, unmistakable. See apparent.
- concealed.
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evident /ˈɛvɪdənt/ adj
'evident' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
apparent
- attest
- axiom
- axiomatic
- clear
- credibility gap
- display
- enthymeme
- evidence
- evince
- impasto
- marked
- notional
- obvious
- open
- postulate
- present
- prompt
- self-evident
- self-explanatory
- speak for
- tale
- ulterior
- visible
- wart
- year
- agitation
- auteur theory
- burst
- cause
- clear-cut
- correspond
- creep
- crop
- demonstrable
- demonstrate
- depth
- develop
- evidently
- flagrant
- frank
- gaudy
- hollow leg
- home
- honor
- importance
- indisputable
- indubitable
- inform
- lucid