inevident
inevident adjective: not evident; obscure.
Adjective
inevident (comparative more inevident, superlative most inevident)
- Not evident; obscure.
- Our Schoolmen make distinction of a certainty, evident, and inevident. Evident, which ariseth out of the clearness of the object it self; and the necessary connection of the termes, as that the whole is greater then a part. Inevident, which arises not so much out of the intrinsecal truth of the...a. 1657, Joseph Hall, “Good Security: A Comfortable Discourse of the Christians Assurance of Heaven”, in The Shaking of the Olive-Tree. The Remaining Works of that Incomparable Prelate Joseph Hall...
- It is true, that it is vvith the connatural Principles inſcribed in our Minds as it is vvith our Faculties, they lye more torpid, and inactive, and inevident, unleſs they are avvakened and exerciſed, like a ſpark involved in aſhes; […]a. 1677 (date written), Matthew Hale, “Touching the Excellency of the Humane Nature in General”, in The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature...
- Synonyms:
- discreet, low-profile, unevident, unobvious, improminent, inconspicuous, inobtrusive, noteless, obscure, unconspicuous
- Antonyms:
- attention-grabbing, conspicuous, eye-catching, flashy, glossy, grabby, high-profile, prominent, salient, apparent
Examples of inevident in a sentence
- Our Schoolmen make distinction of a certainty, evident, and inevident.a. 1657, Joseph Hall, “Good Security: A Comfortable Discourse of the Christians Assurance of Heaven”, in The Shaking of the Olive-Tree. The...
- […] the Deist assents to Things inevident in themselves, without any Ground or Reason at all; the Christian assents to Things inevident in themselves upon the Authority of God.1750, Jeremiah Seed, “Sermon III. The usual Objections against Revelation, founded in Ignorance”, in The Posthumous Works of Jeremiah Seed...
Synonyms of inevident
- discreet
- low-profile
- unevident
- unobvious
- improminent
- inconspicuous
- inobtrusive
- obscure
- unobtrusive
- noteless
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Antonyms
- attention-grabbing
- conspicuous
- eye-catching
- flashy
- glossy
- grabby
- high-profile
- prominent
- salient
- apparent
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Forms of inevident
| comparative | more inevident |
|---|---|
| superlative | most inevident |
Origin of inevident
From in- + evident.
Words formed from inevident
- inevidently
Questions about inevident
- What does inevident mean?
- Inevident means not evident; obscure.
- How do you use inevident in a sentence?
- Our Schoolmen make distinction of a certainty, evident, and inevident.
- What part of speech is inevident?
- Inevident is an adjective.
Words near inevident in the dictionary
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