obvious

ob·vi·ous

(ŏb′vē-əs)

adj.

1. Easily perceived or understood; apparent. See Synonyms at apparent.

2. Easily seen through because of a lack of subtlety; transparent: an obvious political ploy that fooled no one.

[From Latin obvius, from obviam, in the way, within reach : ob-, against; see ob- + viam, accusative sing. of via, way; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

ob′vi·ous·ly adv.

ob′vi·ous·ness n.

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obvious

(ˈɒbvɪəs)

adj

1. easy to see or understand; evident

2. exhibiting motives, feelings, intentions, etc, clearly or without subtlety

3. naive or unsubtle: the play was rather obvious.

4. obsolete being or standing in the way

[C16: from Latin obvius, from obviam in the way, from ob- against + via way]

ˈobviousness n

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ob•vi•ous

(ˈɒb vi əs)

adj.

1. easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident.

2. lacking in subtlety.

3. Obs. being or standing in the way.

[1580–90; < Latin obvius in the way =ob- ob- + -vius, adj. derivative of via way]

ob′vi•ous•ly, adv.

ob′vi•ous•ness, n.

obvious

If something is obvious, you can easily see it or understand it.

It was painfully obvious that I knew very little about it.

For obvious reasons, I preferred my house to his.

You can say that something is obvious to someone.

The reasons are obvious to all of us.

It must have been obvious to everyone in Bristol what was happening.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors"

overt, open - open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"

unobvious - not immediately apparent; "in mathematical science connections are exhibited which...are extremely unobvious"- A.N.Whitehead

obvious

adjective clear, open, plain, apparent, visible, bold, patent, evident, distinct, pronounced, straightforward, explicit, manifest, transparent, noticeable, blatant, conspicuous, overt, unmistakable, palpable, unequivocal, undeniable, salient, recognizable, unambiguous, self-evident, indisputable, perceptible, much in evidence, unquestionable, open-and-shut, cut-and-dried (informal), undisguised, incontrovertible, self-explanatory, unsubtle, unconcealed, clear as a bell, staring you in the face (informal), right under your nose (informal), sticking out a mile (informal), plain as the nose on your face (informal) It's obvious that he doesn't like me.
hidden, concealed, obscure, vague, invisible, unclear, ambiguous, inconspicuous, imperceptible, indistinct, clear as mud (informal), unapparent

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obvious

adjective

1. Readily seen, perceived, or understood:

apparent, clear, clear-cut, crystal clear, distinct, evident, manifest, noticeable, observable, patent, plain, pronounced, visible.

2. Easily seen through due to a lack of subtlety:

Translations

zřejmý

åbenlysindlysende

selge

ilmeinen

očit

nyilvánvaló

greinilegur

明らかな

분명한

acīmredzamsnepārprotams

evident

jasenočiten

uppenbar

เห็นได้ชัด

rõ ràng

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obvious

[ˈɒbviəs]

n
to state the obvious → dire une évidence
It may be stating the obvious but
BUT C'est peut-être une lapalissade mais.

obvious

adj → offensichtlich, deutlich; (visually also) → augenfällig; (= not subtle) → plump; proof → klar, eindeutig; difference, fact → eindeutig, offensichtlich, offenkundig; statement → naheliegend, selbstverständlich; reason → (leicht) ersichtlich; dislike, reluctance, surprise → sichtlich; an obvious truth → eine offenkundige Tatsache; because of the obvious truth of what he maintains → da es so eindeutig or offensichtlich wahr ist, was er sagt; that’s the obvious translation/solution → das ist die am nächsten liegende or nächstliegende Übersetzung/Lösung; for obvious reasons → aus naheliegenden Gründen; he was the obvious choice → es lag nahe, ihn zu wählen; it was obvious he didn’t want to come → er wollte offensichtlich nicht kommen; it’s quite obvious he doesn’t understand → man merkt doch (sofort) or es ist doch klar, dass er nicht versteht; to make something a little more obvious → etw etwas deutlicher or eindeutiger machen; there’s no need to make it so obvious → man braucht das (doch) nicht so deutlich werden zu lassen; do I have to make it even more obvious? → muss ich denn noch deutlicher werden?; we must not be too obvious about it → wir dürfen es nicht zu auffällig machen; I would have thought that was perfectly obvious → das liegt doch auf der Hand; (= noticeable) → das springt doch ins Auge; that should be obvious to you → das sollte für Sie offensichtlich sein; with the obvious exception of … → natürlich mit Ausnahme von …; subtle? he’s the most obvious person I know → raffiniert? ich kenne niemanden, der einfacher zu durchschauen wäre!; even if I am stating the obvious → selbst wenn ich hier etwas längst Bekanntes sage; he has a gift for stating the obvious → der merkt aber auch alles! (inf); don’t just state the obvious, try to be original → sagen Sie nicht, was sich von selbst versteht, sondern bemühen Sie sich um Originalität; what’s the obvious thing to do? → was ist das Naheliegendste?, was bietet sich am ehesten an?

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obvious

(ˈobviəs) adjective

easily seen or understood; evident. It was obvious that she was ill; an obvious improvement.

ˈobviously adverb

it is clear (that something is the case). Obviously, I'll need some help.

obvious

→ جَلِيٌّ zřejmý åbenlys offensichtlich προφανής obvio ilmeinen évident očit evidente 明らかな 분명한 duidelijk åpenbar oczywisty óbvio очевидный uppenbar เห็นได้ชัด açık rõ ràng 明显的

obvious

a. obvio-a, evidente.