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- UK [ˈɒbvɪəs] / US [ˈɑbvɪəs]
adjective
1) clear to almost anyone
The most obvious explanation is not always the correct one.
"I'd have thought that was fairly obvious," James retorted.
for obvious reasons:a glaringly obvious mistake
obvious (that), it is obvious (that):For obvious reasons, I won't go into details.
obvious to:It's pretty obvious he's crazy about you.
obvious from:It was becoming obvious to her parents that she needed help.
It was obvious from Eleanor's voice that she disliked him.
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Adverbs frequently used with obvious
▪ blatantly, blindingly, fairly, glaringly, painfully, patently2) expressing or lacking imaginationstate the obvious (= say something that is already well-known):I couldn't resist the obvious comment.
You have a talent for stating the obvious.
To state the obvious, if we don't take precautions now, we'll suffer for it later.
3) behaving in a way that clearly shows that you want something from someone or from a situationDo you have to be so obvious?
4) natural and reasonable in a particular situationobvious choice:Making an apology was the obvious thing to do.
obvious explanation:His experience made him the obvious choice for the position.
obvious solution:There's a perfectly obvious explanation for this trend.
There was no immediately obvious solution that we could think of.
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Nouns frequently used with obvious
▪ answer, choice, conclusion, explanation, implication, interpretation, reason, solution
Derived word:
obviousness
noun uncountable
English dictionary. 2014.
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obvious — *evident, manifest, patent, distinct, apparent, palpable, plain, clear Analogous words: prominent, conspicuous, salient, signal, striking (see NOTICEABLE) Antonyms: obscure: abstruse … New Dictionary of Synonyms
obvious — [adj] apparent, understandable accessible, barefaced, bright, clear, clear as a bell*, conclusive, conspicuous, discernible, distinct, distinguishable, evident, explicit, exposed, glaring, indisputable, in evidence, lucid, manifest, noticeable,… … New thesaurus
obvious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) easily perceived or understood; clear. 2) derogatory predictable and lacking in subtlety. DERIVATIVES obviously adverb obviousness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «frequently encountered»: from Latin ob viam in the way … English terms dictionary
obvious — [äb′vē əs] adj. [L obvius, in the way, lying open: see OB & VIA] 1. easy to see or understand; plain; evident 2. Obs. being in the way SYN. EVIDENT obviously adv. obviousness n … English World dictionary
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obvious — ob|vi|ous W2S2 [ˈɔbviəs US ˈa:b ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: obvius, from obviam; OBVIATE] 1.) easy to notice or understand ▪ The obvious way of reducing pollution is to use cars less. ▪ For obvious reasons the police cannot give any… … Dictionary of contemporary English
