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Added 9 October 2026

evident

/ˈɛv.ɪ.dənt/ adjective

In Latin: ēvidens, manifestus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about evident at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Obviously true by simple observation.
It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door.

Origin

From Middle English evident, from Old French evident, from Latin ēvidēns (“visible, apparent, clear, plain”) (compare Late Latin ēvideor (“to appear plainly”)), from ē (“out”) + videō (“see”), present participle vidēns, deponent videor (“to appear, seem”). Displaced native Old English sweotol.

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