Definitions for obviousˈɒb vi əs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ob•vi•ous*ˈɒb vi əs(adj.)
easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident.
lacking in subtlety.
Obs. being or standing in the way.
* Syn: See apparent.
Origin of obvious:
1580–90; < L obvius in the way =ob-ob-+-vius, adj. der. of via way
ob′vi•ous•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
obvious(adj)
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
"obvious errors"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
obvious(adjective)ˈɒb vi əs
easily noticed or understood; = clear
It was obvious that they were in love.; an obvious mistake; the obvious answer to the problem
Wiktionary
obvious(Adjective)
Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
Origin: From obvius, from ob- + via.
Webster Dictionary
Obvious(adj)
opposing; fronting
Obvious(adj)
exposed; subject; open; liable
Obvious(adj)
easily discovered, seen, or understood; readily perceived by the eye or the intellect; plain; evident; apparent; as, an obvious meaning; an obvious remark
Translations for obvious
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
obvious(adjective)
easily seen or understood; evident
It was obvious that she was ill; an obvious improvement.
- duidelikAfrikaans
- واضِحArabic
- очевиденBulgarian
- óbvioPortuguese (BR)
- zřejmý, očividnýCzech
- offensichtlichGerman
- indlysendeDanish
- προφανής, ολοφάνεροςGreek
- evidente, obvioSpanish
- ilmneEstonian
- واضح؛ بدیهیFarsi
- ilmeinenFinnish
- évidentFrench
- בָּרוּרHebrew
- स्पष्ट, प्रकटHindi
- očigledan, očitCroatian
- nyilvánvalóHungarian
- jelasIndonesian
- greinilegurIcelandic
- ovvio, evidenteItalian
- 明らかなJapanese
- 분명한Korean
- aiškus, akivaizdusLithuanian
- acīm redzams; nepārprotamsLatvian
- jelasMalay
- duidelijkDutch
- åpenbar, tydeligNorwegian
- oczywistyPolish
- واضح؛ بدیهیPersian
- څرګندهPashto
- óbvioPortuguese
- evidentRomanian
- явный; очевидныйRussian
- očividnýSlovak
- očitenSlovenian
- očigledanSerbian
- tydlig, uppenbarSwedish
- ชัดเจนThai
- belli, açıkTurkish
- 明顯的Chinese (Trad.)
- очевидний, явнийUkrainian
- ظاپر، واضحUrdu
- rõ ràngVietnamese
- 明显的Chinese (Simp.)
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