English Online Dictionary. What means evident? What does evident mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], from Old French [Term?], from Latin ēvidēns (“visible, apparent, clear, plain”) (compare Late Latin ēvideor (“to appear plainly”)), from ē (“out”) + videō (“see”), present participle vidēns, deponent videor (“to appear, seem”). Displaced native Old English sweotol.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛv.ɪ.dənt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛv.ə.dənt/
- Hyphenation: ev‧i‧dent
Adjective
evident (comparative more evident, superlative most evident)
- Obviously true by simple observation.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:obvious
Derived terms
- evidently
- inevident
- self-evident
- tamper-evident
Related terms
- evidence
- evidential
Translations
Further reading
- “evident”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “evident”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Albanian
Etymology
From Italian evidente, from earlier Latin ēvidentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eviˈdent/
- Rhymes: -ent
- Hyphenation: e‧vi‧dent
Adjective
evident (feminine evidente)
- (literary) evident
- Synonyms: i qartë, i dukshëm
Related terms
Further reading
- “evident”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ēvidentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ə.βiˈðen]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.viˈðent]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [e.viˈðent]
Adjective
evident m or f (masculine and feminine plural evidents)
- obvious; evident
Derived terms
- evidentment
Related terms
- evidència
Further reading
- “evident” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ēvidēns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [eviˈdɛnt]
- Hyphenation: evi‧dent
Adjective
evident (strong nominative masculine singular evidenter, comparative evidenter, superlative am evidentesten)
- evident
Declension
Further reading
- “evident” in Duden online
- “evident” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Middle French
Adjective
evident m (feminine singular evidente, masculine plural evidents, feminine plural evidentes)
- obvious; evident
Descendants
- French: évident
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin ēvidēns.
Pronunciation
Adjective
evident m (feminine singular evidenta, masculine plural evidents, feminine plural evidentas)
- evident
Derived terms
- evidentament
Related terms
- evidéncia
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French évident, from Latin evidens.
Adjective
evident m or n (feminine singular evidentă, masculine plural evidenți, feminine and neuter plural evidente)
- obvious