Definitions for obvious
ˈɒb vi əsob·vi·ous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. obviousadjective

   easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

   "obvious errors"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. obviousadjective

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

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. OBVIOUSadjective

   Etymology: obvius, Latin.

   1. Meeting any thing; opposed in front to any thing.

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

   2. Open; exposed.

   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.

   3. Easily discovered; plain; evident; easily found.

   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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Obvious

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

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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

How to pronounce obvious?

1. Alex

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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. Peter Meijer:

   I would prefer that we have a more fulsome investigation into what happened. Most of what I know about January 6 came either from personal experience or from Twitter. But at the end of the day, I think it is obvious that the President is no longer qualified to hold that office.

2. Alan Tauber:

   ( H) e has had the most precious years of Chester Hollman III life stolen from Chester Hollman III by an indifferent system that too often refuses to re-examine doubtful cases or credit evidence of obvious innocence, we are only sorry that Chester Hollman III mother did not live to see Chester Hollman III declared an innocent man.

3. Jason Connery:

   He'd say,' I don't want to because it feels a bit obvious, you know, with me,' i said,' But forget it, it's not about that.'.

4. Justin Turner:

   Its pretty obvious what everyone thinks should happen. I mean, no one in this clubhouse or in this room is asking for a trophy to be handed us, by any means. ... But at the same time, we understand how difficult it is to win a World Series. Its hard. Its really hard. And its something that you have to earn, its pretty evident to me that it wasnt earned and its not something that a banner should be hung in their stadium (or) a trophy should be put up wherever their trophies go.

5. Seng Kuan:

   China's private art museums is everyone's favorite piñata, for all of the obvious reasons, but on balance I would have to think it has been a good thing that has given China's young architects lot of opportunities.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=obvious
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Obvious
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=obvious
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obvious
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obvious
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=obvious
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=obvious
9. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/obvious