obvious
[ ob-vee-uhs ]
/ ˈɒb vi əs /
adjective
easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident: an obvious advantage.
lacking in subtlety.
Obsolete.
being or standing in the way.
Origin of obvious
SYNONYMS FOR obvious
synonym study for obvious
1. See
apparent.
OTHER WORDS FROM obvious
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH obvious
oblivious obviousWords nearby obvious
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British Dictionary definitions for obviously (1 of 2)
obviously
/ (ˈɒbvɪəslɪ) /
adverb
in a way that is easy to see or understand; evidently
without subtlety
(sentence modifier)
it is obvious that; clearly
obviously not everyone wants a bank account
British Dictionary definitions for obviously (2 of 2)
obvious
/ (ˈɒbvɪəs) /
adjective
easy to see or understand; evident
exhibiting motives, feelings, intentions, etc, clearly or without subtlety
naive or unsubtle
the play was rather obvious
obsolete
being or standing in the way
Derived forms of obvious
obviousness, nounWord Origin for obvious
C16: from Latin
obvius, from
obviam in the way, from
ob- against +
via way