evident
Americanadjective
adjective
Related Words
See apparent.
Other Word Forms
- evidentness noun
- nonevident adjective
- preevident adjective
- preevidently adverb
- superevident adjective
- superevidently adverb
Etymology
Origin of evident
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ēvident-, stem of ēvidēns “clear, perceptible,” literally, “seeing out,” from ē- e- 1 + stem of vidēns “seeing,” present participle of vidēre “to see”; see video
Explanation
If something is evident, it's visible. If you blush furiously and start shaking every time your crush comes near, your infatuation will be evident to everyone. Evident means conspicuously visible, often the mark of an action or a feeling. If a room is in total disarray, with everything pulled out of the drawers, it's evident that someone has been searching for something. If you leave the room in the middle of a tense meeting, your frustration will be evident. Evident can also simply mean visible. If you look closely at a key hole of your car door, small scratches will be evident in the paint.
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Example Sentences
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He studied the subject in graduate school, earning a doctorate in statistics, and then took his passion to Wall Street, where what isn’t evident is often key.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
The displacement of “Frozen” was also evident to Tzagournis.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
“This is not just our wishful thinking. It is what we hear from our customers, and it is evident in the demand profile for our products.”
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
This was most evident in the events surrounding the Argentine invasion of 1982, which cost the lives of 255 British servicemen, three islanders and 649 Argentinian personnel.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
He was more jolly and cheerful than usual, and it is quite evident that last night’s work has helped to take some of the brooding weight off his mind.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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