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Definitions for obvious
ˈɒb vi əsob·vi·ous

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. obviousadjective

    easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

    "obvious errors"

Wiktionary

  1. obviousadjective

    Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.

  2. Etymology: From obvius, from ob- + via.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. OBVIOUSadjective

    Etymology: obvius, Latin.

    To the evil turn
    My obvious breast; arming to overcome
    By suffering, and earn rest from labour won. John Milton.

    Whether such room in nature unpossest
    Only to shine, yet scarce to contribute
    Each orb a glimpse of light, convey’d so far
    Down to this habitable, which returns
    Light back to them, is obvious to dispute. John Milton.

    Why was the sight
    To such a tender ball as th’ eye confin’d,
    So obvious and so easy to be quench’d? John Milton.

    Entertain’d with solitude,
    Where obvious duty ere while appear’d unsought. John Milton.

    They are such lights as are only obvious to every man of sense, who loves poetry and understands it. Dryden.

    I am apt to think many words difficult or obscure, which are obvious to scholars. Jonathan Swift.

    These sentiments, whether they be impressed on the soul, or arise as obvious reflections of our reason, I call natural, because they have been found in all ages. John Rogers.

    All the great lines of our duty are clear and obvious; the extent of it understood, the obligation acknowledged, and the wisdom of complying with it freely confessed. John Rogers.

Wikipedia

  1. Obvious

    Obvious is the third single to be released from the American R&B singer LeToyas debut album LeToya. According to Billboard, due to LeToya's popularity and feedback from radio, the single had a 96% chance of becoming a hit, but due to the fusing of Capitol Records and Virgin Records, all funding for the album were frozen until the completion of the merger. In addition to LeToya, the merger affected other Capitol and Virgin Records artist such as Janet Jackson, Chingy, and Cherish, resulting in their respective singles getting no accompanying video or promotion.

ChatGPT

  1. obvious

    Obvious is an adjective referring to something that is easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent. It implies that the facts, truth, or clarity of something is immediately recognizable and leaves no room for doubt or confusion.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Obviousadjective

    opposing; fronting

  2. Obviousadjective

    exposed; subject; open; liable

  3. Obviousadjective

    easily discovered, seen, or understood; readily perceived by the eye or the intellect; plain; evident; apparent; as, an obvious meaning; an obvious remark

Wikidata

  1. Obvious

    "Obvious" is the third single to be released from the American R&B singer LeToya's debut album LeToya. According to Billboard, due to LeToya's popularity and feedback from radio, the single had a 96% chance of becoming a hit, but due to the fusing of Capitol Records and Virgin Records, all funding for the album were frozen until the completion of the merger. In addition to LeToya, the merger affected other Capitol and Virgin Records artist such as Janet Jackson, Chingy, and Cherish, resulting in their respective singles getting no accompanying video or promotion.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Obvious

    ob′vi-us, adj. meeting one in the way: easily discovered or understood: evident.—adv. Ob′viously.—n. Ob′viousness. [L. obvius.]

CrunchBase

  1. Obvious

    The Obvious Corporation creates technology systems to facilitate the process of collaboration between people to improve the world. Obvious believes that technology has the power to affect individuals, organizations, and society if implemented the right way. After creating Twitter and Odeo, Obvious is being relaunched to bring the world more products that matter.Obvious Corp. was founded in 2006 and is based in San Francisco, California.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'obvious' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1193

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'obvious' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1536

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'obvious' in Adjectives Frequency: #146

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of obvious in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of obvious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of obvious in a Sentence

  1. Daron Shaw:

    When you look at the growing percentage of people who say they support legalizing marijuana, especially among those under 30 years of age, it’s obvious why the Democrats are anxious to get pot initiatives on the ballot in statewide elections.

  2. Ryan Mauro:

    There are two messages being sent by ISIS besides the obvious shock factor : First, their caliphate is an actual functioning and legitimate state. Second, this is long-term struggle, this is a way of saying that ISIS has succeeded( in creating a state) where Al Qaeda, the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists have failed.

  3. Sun Devils coach Bobby Hurley:

    Really it’s hard to knock any one area for them and see a weakness that’s pretty obvious.

  4. Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich:

    We have a strategic partnership with China and now decisions are made much faster than before. In particular, we have a gas contract, a second one will be signed soon. Now we know China better: their motives and intentions are understood, there used to be a psychological barrier. Now it doesn't exist any more. We are interested in maximum investments in new industries. China is an obvious investor for us.

  5. Abigail Spanberger:

    People want to see action, I don't think that's anything unique, i'm literally stating the obvious, but I do think at times the White House and members of Congress want to spend time trying to explain all the problems.

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