Obvious - English meaning

adjective

Clearly visible or understood; obvious.

Usage examples:

For no apparent reason she laughed

adjective

Able to be seen or understood

Usage examples:

[ + that clause ] it was becoming increasingly apparent that he could no longer look after himself.…

adjective

(of a person, action, or idea) showing a willingness to take risks; confident and courageous.

Usage examples:

A bold attempt to solve the crisis

noun

A bold typeface or letter.

Usage examples:

Shadow cabinet members listed in bold

adjective

Brave, or without fear

Usage examples:

He is a qualified politician with bold ideas., she was friendly without being bold., the costumes w…

adjective

Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.

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Clear and precise directions

adverb

So as to be out of the way of or away from.

Usage examples:

He leapt clear of the car

verb

Remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from.

Usage examples:

The drive had been cleared of snow

adjective

Not having any characteristics that would cause doubt or uncertainty

Usage examples:

It was a clear-cut case of fraud.

adjective

Clearly visible.

Usage examples:

He was very thin, with a conspicuous adam's apple

adjective

Easily noticed; obvious

Usage examples:

He was conspicuous as usual with a big yellow bow tie.

adjective

(of a quality) definite; unquestionable.

Usage examples:

The sunshine is a decided improvement

verb

Come or bring to a resolution in the mind as a result of consideration.

Usage examples:

She decided that she liked him

adjective

Clear; certain

Usage examples:

There’s been a decided improvement in subway service., he was decidedly careful about what he told …

adjective

Recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type.

Usage examples:

The patterns of spoken language are distinct from those of writing

adjective

Clearly separate and different

Usage examples:

The two languages are quite distinct from each other., the dogs are of distinct breeds., there’s a …

adjective

Clearly noticeable; that certainly exists

Usage examples:

There's a distinct smell of cigarettes in here.

adjective

Clearly seen or understood; obvious.

Usage examples:

She ate the biscuits with evident enjoyment

adjective

Easily seen or understood; obvious

Usage examples:

It quickly became evident that someone had broken in., twain’s interest in adam is evident in all h…

adjective

Clear or obvious to the eye or mind.

Usage examples:

Her manifest charm and proven ability

verb

Show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate.

Usage examples:

Lizzy manifested signs of severe depression

noun

A document listing a ship's contents, cargo, passengers, and crew, for the use of customs officers.

Usage examples:

If you're a customs inspector at a port of entry you can send photos of cargos and manifests back t…

adjective

Having a visible mark or marking.

Usage examples:

A houseplant with beautifully marked, dark green leaves

verb

Make a visible impression or stain on.

Usage examples:

He fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it

adjective

Obvious or noticeable

Usage examples:

There was a marked improvement in my health when i started exercising., eyewitness accounts differe…

adjective

(of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.

Usage examples:

A palpable sense of loss

adjective

So obvious that it can easily be seen or known, or (of a feeling) so strong that it seems as if it can be touched or physically felt

Usage examples:

The tension in the room was palpable during the exam.

noun

A government authority or licence conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.

Usage examples:

He took out a patent for an improved steam hammer

adjective

Easily recognizable; obvious.

Usage examples:

She was smiling with patent insincerity

Obtain a patent for (an invention).

Usage examples:

An invention is not your own until it is patented

adjective

Not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character.

Usage examples:

Good plain food

adverb

Used for emphasis.

Usage examples:

Perhaps the youth was just plain stupid

noun

A large area of flat land with few trees.

Usage examples:

The coastal plain

adjective

Important; famous.

Usage examples:

She was a prominent member of the city council

noun

A stout drab-coloured moth with tufts on the forewings which stick up while at rest, the caterpillars of which typically have fleshy growths on the back.

adjective

Very noticeable, important, or famous

Usage examples:

She plays a prominent role in the organization., she has a prominent chin/nose., despite his promin…

adjective

Very noticeable or marked; conspicuous.

Usage examples:

He had a pronounced squint

verb

Make the sound of (a word or part of a word) in the correct or a particular way.

Usage examples:

Gerry pronounced the hero's name ‘cahoolin’

adjective

Most noticeable or important.

Usage examples:

It succinctly covered all the salient points of the case

noun

A piece of land or section of fortification that juts out to form an angle.

Usage examples:

Had the wall run due north from this point on the upper terrace, the area enclosed would have been …

adjective

Most noticeable or important

Usage examples:

The salient fact about the case is that it involves an american.

adjective

Attracting attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent.

Usage examples:

The murder bore a striking similarity to an earlier shooting

noun

The action of striking.

Usage examples:

Substantial damage was caused by the striking of a submerged object

verb

Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.

Usage examples:

He raised his hand, as if to strike me

adjective

(of a material or article) allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen.

Usage examples:

Transparent blue water

adjective

(of a substance) allowing light through so that objects can be clearly seen through it

Usage examples:

Those transparent plastic boxes are called jewel boxes., the real reason for her leaving was so tra…

adjective

Transparent business and financial activities are done in an open way without secrets, so that people can trust that they are fair and honest

Usage examples:

The charter aims to make the national health service a more transparent and open public corporation…