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- Dictionaryob·vi·ous/ˈäbvēəs/
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.
adjective. uk / ˈɒb.vi.əs / us / ˈɑːb.vi.əs / Add to word list. B1. easy to see, recognize, or understand: [ + (that) ] It's obvious (that) she doesn't like him. They have a small child so for obvious reasons they need money. I know you don't like her, but do you have to make it so obvious?
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!
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.
adjective. us / ˈɑːb.vi.əs / uk / ˈɒb.vi.əs / Add to word list. B1. easy to see, recognize, or understand: [ + (that) ] It's obvious (that) she doesn't like him. They have a small child so for obvious reasons they need money. I know you don't like her, but do you have to make it so obvious?
Easily perceived or understood; apparent. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Easily seen through because of a lack of subtlety; transparent. An obvious political ploy that fooled no one. American Heritage. Being in the way. Webster's New World. Synonyms: unsubtle. unequivocal. unambiguous. trivial. superficial. self-explanatory. self-evident.
Definition of obvious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
obvious. ( ˈɒbvɪəs) adj. 1. 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. [C16: from Latin obvius, from obviam in the way, from ob- against + via way] ˈobviousness n.
If you make something clear/plain, you do so deliberately because you want people to understand something; if you make something obvious, you usually do it without meaning to: I hope I make myself obvious.
B1. easy to understand or see: an obvious choice / answer. [ + (that) ] It's obvious that he doesn't really care about her. Fewer examples. 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.
