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Definition of Obvious
1. Adjective. Easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind. "Obvious errors"
Similar to: Apparent, Evident, Manifest, Patent, Plain, Unmistakable, Axiomatic, Self-evident, Taken For Granted, Demonstrable, Provable, Frank, Open-and-shut, Self-explanatory, Transparent, Writ Large
Also: Open, Overt
Derivative terms: Obviousness
Antonyms: Unobvious
Definition of Obvious
1. a. Opposing; fronting.
Definition of Obvious
1. Adjective. Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Obvious
1. easily perceived or understood [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obvious
Literary usage of Obvious
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1911)
"obvious Orient. 62-70. Albert I, king of Belgium, ... Politics and government.
Practical Alaska. AB Hart. obvious Orient. ..."
2. Institutes of the Christian Religion by Jean Calvin (1844)
"This is obvious from the very connection of the words; for he says, " When they
heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. ..."
3. A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume (1874)
"... is only by such superinduction that simple obvious. feeling becomes a feeling
of body. Matter, then, with all its qualities, is a fiction except so far ..."
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