Obvious

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Obvious \Ob"vi*ous\, a. [L. obvius; ob (see {Ob-}) + via way.
     See {Voyage}.]
     1. Opposing; fronting. [Obs.]
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              To the evil turn


              My obvious breast.                    --Milton.
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     2. Exposed; subject; open; liable. [Obs.] "Obvious to
        dispute." --Milton.
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     3. Easily discovered, seen, or understood; readily perceived
        by the eye or the intellect; plain; evident; apparent; as,
        an obvious meaning; an obvious remark.
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              Apart and easy to be known they lie,
              Amidst the heap, and obvious to the eye. --Pope.
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     Syn: Plain; clear; evident. See {Manifest}.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Ob"vi*ous*ly}, adv. --
          {Ob"vi*ous-ness}, n.
          [1913 Webster] Obvolute

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  obvious
       adj 1: easily perceived or understood; "obvious errors" [ant: {unobvious}]
       2: easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "a
          perceptible sense of expectation in the court"; "an
          obvious (or palpable) lie" [syn: {perceptible}]
       3: obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great
          distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself
          conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening" [syn: {conspicuous}]
          [ant: {inconspicuous}]
       4: obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression" [syn: {visible}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "obvious":
     apparent, bald, clean-cut, clear, clear as crystal, clear-cut,
     conspicuous, crystal-clear, defined, definite, direct, discernible,
     distinct, evident, explicit, express, glaring, in focus,
     indisputable, indubitable, manifest, noticeable, observable, open,
     open-and-shut, ostensible, overt, palpable, patent, perceivable,
     perceptible, perspicuous, plain, plain as day, prominent,
     pronounced, seeable, self-evident, self-explaining,
     self-explanatory, simple, staring, straightforward, tangible,
     to be seen, unambiguous, unconcealed, undeniable, unequivocal,
     unhidden, unmistakable, unsubtle, visible, well-defined,
     well-marked, well-pronounced, well-resolved