evident
Syllables: ev·i·dentUK/ˈɛv.ɪ.dənt//ˈɛv.ə.dənt/
evident adjective: obviously true by simple observation.
Adjective
evident (comparative more evident, superlative most evident)
- Obviously true by simple observation.
- It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door.
- The full extent of her injuries did not become evident until they tried to move her.
- Synonyms:
- apparent, arrant, undoubted, glaring, bait, blatant, clear, clear as a bell, clear as day, clear cut
evident meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
evident in Hindi
- evident, apparent, known
- फ़ाश fāś
- evident, clear; obvious
- मालूम mālūm
- evident, apparent
- विशद viśad
evident in Tamil
- ஐயமற்ற, தெளிவான, வெளிப்படையான
evident in Marathi
- evident, obvious, striking
- जागरूक jāgrūk
evident in Urdu
- evident, manifest, elaborate, clear, apparent
- واضح vāzih
- evident, clear; obvious
- معلوم ma'lūm
- evident; known
- معروف ma'rūf
- evident
- پدید padīd
More languagesFewer languages
- evident in Bengali
- স্পষ্ট, সুস্পষ্ট, প্রতীয়মান, প্রকট
- evident in Telugu
- తేట tēṭa
- evident in Malayalam
- തെളിവായ, സ്പഷ്ടമായ, പ്രകടമായ
- evident in Kannada
- ಸುಳುವಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿಯುವ, ತೆಳುವಾದ
- evident in Sanskrit
- प्रकट prakaṭa, साक्षात्कार sākṣātkāra, स्मेर sméra
- evident in Pashto
- ښکاره ẍkâra, څرګند śargand
Examples of evident in a sentence
- The full extent of my injuries did not become evident until they tried to move me.
- Minutes later, several more close-cropped fellows passed by in an evident hurry.
- Dumbstruck with joy, she was unable to express herself verbally, but the gratitude in her face was evident to all.
Synonyms of evident
29 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- conspicuous
- crystal clear
- cut and dried
- decided
- intuitive
- manifest
- noticeable
- obvious
- open-and-shut
- ostensible
- palpable
- patent
- plain
- plain as a haystack
- plain as a pikestaff
- plain as day
- plain as Dunstable highway
- plain as porridge
- plain as print
- plain as Salisbury
- plain as the nose on one's face
- prima facie
- res ipsa loquitur
- splendent
- straightforward
- undissembled
- elucidate
- eyely
- notable
Forms of evident
| comparative | more evident |
|---|---|
| superlative | most evident |
Origin of evident
From Middle English evident, from Old French evident, from Latin ēvidēns (“visible, apparent, clear, plain”) (compare Late Latin ēvideor (“to appear plainly”)), from ē (“out”) + videō (“see”), present participle vidēns, deponent videor (“to appear, seem”). Displaced native Old English sweotol.
Words formed from evident
Phrases with evident
Questions about evident
- What does evident mean?
- Evident means obviously true by simple observation.
- What is evident in Hindi?
- Evident in Hindi is फ़ाश (fāś), मालूम (mālūm), विशद (viśad). See Evident meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is evident?
- Evident is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce evident?
- Evident is pronounced /ˈɛv.ɪ.dənt/ (UK).
Words near evident in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: evident (page history and authors); फ़ाश (Hindi) (page history and authors); evident (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); जागरूक (Marathi) (page history and authors); معروف (Urdu) (page history and authors); evident (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); తేట (Telugu) (page history and authors); evident (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); evident (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); प्रकट (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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