Evident

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛvɪdÉ™nt/

Origin

From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin evidens ("visible, apparent, clear, plain") (compare Late Latin evideri ("to appear plainly")), from Latin e ("out") + videre ("see"), present participle videns, deponent videri ("to appear, seem").

Full definition of evident

Adjective

1. Obviously true by simple observation.It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door.
• 1907, w, The Dust of Conflict Chapter 26, Maccario, it was evident, did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them.

Derived terms

• self-evident

Related terms

• evidence
• evidential