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evident

adjective US /ˈevədənt/

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

How often you will meet it

Rank 2,012 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,937 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.

What it means

adjective

  1. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment also: apparent, manifest, palpable, patent, plain, unmistakable the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fieldsevident hostility
  2. capable of being seen or noticed also: discernible, observable a discernible change in attitudea clearly evident erasure in the manuscript

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

evident in real books

Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.

  • An evident feeling of anxiety appeared on M. Costeclar’s countenance.

    Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1

  • It has not disappointed me; though its evident decay would, perhaps, have that effect upon others.

    The Mirror of Literature, Amusement — No. 474 · Various · Chapter 1

  • This will be still more evident when the list of our members is examined in detail.

    Freeland: A Social Anticipation · Theodor Hertzka · Chapter 1

  • It was evident that the fly must laugh with his wings, because he could not laugh in any other way.

    Piccolissima · Adélaïde de Montgolfier · Chapter 1

  • She must now bid farewell to Appenzelder and Massi, and it was evident that the parting was hard for them also.

    Barbara Blomberg — Volume 08 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1

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