patentest

Adjective

patent (comparative more patent, superlative most patent)

1. Conspicuous; open; unconcealed.
   • At the departure of Philip he had received instructions, both patent and secret, for his guidance as stadholder of Holland, Friesland, and Utrecht.1856, John Lothrop Motley, “Sowing the Wind”, in The Rise of the Dutch Republic. A History. […], volume I, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, part II (Administration of the Duchess...

   Synonyms:

   overt

   1. Of flour: fine, and consisting mostly of the inner part of the endosperm of the grain from which it is milled.
   2. Open, unobstructed; specifically, especially of the ductus arteriosus or foramen ovale in the heart, having not closed as would have happened in normal development.
      • She has a patent ductus arteriosus that will require surgery to close.
   3. Of an infection: in the phase when the organism causing it can be detected by clinical tests.
2. Explicit and obvious.
   • Those claims are patent nonsense.

   Synonyms:

   express, monosemous, unambiguous, clear, direct, explicit, monosemic, plain, specific, unequivocal

3. (archaic) Especially of a document conferring some privilege or right: open to public perusal or use.
   • letters patent

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