| obvious | (adj) easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind, Ant. unobvious, Example: obvious errors |
| obviously | (adv) unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'), Syn. plain, plainly, patently, manifestly, evidently, apparently, Example: the answer is obviously wrong; she was in bed and evidently in great pain; he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list; it is all patently nonsense; she has apparently been living here for some time; I thought he owned the property, but apparently not; You are plainly wrong; he is plain stubborn |
| obviousness | (n) the property of being easy to see and understand, Syn. noticeability, patency, noticeableness |
| Obvious | a. [ L. obvius; ob (see Ob-) + via way. See Voyage. ] To the evil turn Apart and easy to be known they lie, -- |