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- Dictionaryobvious/ˈɒbvɪəs/
adjective
- 1. easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent: "unemployment has been the most obvious cost of the recession"
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The meaning of OBVIOUS is easily discovered, seen, or understood. How to use obvious in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Obvious.
easily seen, recognized, or understood: an obvious solution. For obvious reasons, he needs to find work soon. (Definition of obvious from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of obvious. obvious. The operator can control the virtual robot in real-time and get quick feedback without obvious time-delay.
easily seen, recognized, or understood: an obvious solution. For obvious reasons, he needs to find work soon. (Definition of obvious from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of obvious. obvious. It was obvious that he hadn't been out of this room in years. From NPR.
Obvious definition: easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident. See examples of OBVIOUS used in a sentence.
easy to see or understand; evident. 2. exhibiting motives, feelings, intentions, etc, clearly or without subtlety. 3. naive or unsubtle. the play was rather obvious. 4. obsolete. being or standing in the way. Collins English Dictionary.
1. Easily perceived or understood; apparent. See Synonyms at apparent. 2. Easily seen through because of a lack of subtlety; transparent: an obvious political ploy that fooled no one. [From Latin obvius, from obviam, in the way, within reach : ob-, against; see ob- + viam, accusative sing. of via, way; see wegh- in Indo-European roots .]
Something obvious is plain to see and easily understandable. It was obvious that you didn't enjoy your meal because I found it rolled in a napkin and shoved under the rug. There's nothing vague about the adjective obvious — it's right there in front of your eyes!
Meaning of obvious – Learner’s Dictionary. [ + (that) ] It's obvious that he doesn't really care about her. The cause of the problem wasn't immediately obvious. Of the Democratic candidates, none has an obvious lead. It was painfully obvious that she didn't like him. Ann's affection for her grandfather was obvious.
Jun 2, 2024 · obvious (comparative more obvious, superlative most obvious) Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
Definition of obvious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
