Dictionary Definition
obvious adj
1 easily perceived or understood; "obvious
errors" [ant: unobvious]
2 easily perceived by the senses or grasped by
the mind; "a perceptible sense of expectation in the court"; "an
obvious (or palpable) lie" [syn: perceptible]
3 obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower
conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties";
"made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening" [syn:
conspicuous] [ant:
inconspicuous]
4 obvious to the eye; "a visible change of
expression" [syn: visible]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /ɒbviːəs/
Adjective
- Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
Translations
easily discovered or understood;
self-explanatory
- Arabic:
- Chinese: 明显 (míngxiǎn)
- Czech: zřejmý
- Dutch: duidelijk
- Finnish: ilmeinen
- French: évident
- German: offensichtlich
- Hungarian: nyilvánvaló
- Italian: ovvio
- Japanese: 明らかな (あきらかな, akiraka na)
- Korean: 분명한 (bunmyeonghan)
- Portuguese: obvio
- Romanian: evident
- Russian: очевидный (očevídnyj)
- Slovene: očiten , očitna , očitno
- Spanish: obvio
- Swedish: tydlig
Extensive Definition
Obvious may refer to:
Music
- The Obvious CD Single, the fourth single of the synth-rock band Orgy, released in 2003
- Obvious, a studio album by the Contemporary Christian group 4Him
Songs named "Obvious"
- Obvious, a single by LeToya Jackson
- Obvious, a song on Blink-182's self-titled album
- Obvious, a song on The Operation M.D.'s album, We Have An Emergency
Other
- In patent law, an "obvious" method or process lacks an inventive step
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
apparent, bald, clean-cut, clear, clear as crystal,
clear-cut, conspicuous, crystal-clear,
defined, definite, direct, discernible, distinct, evident, explicit, express, glaring, in focus, indisputable, indubitable, manifest, noticeable, observable, open, open-and-shut, ostensible, overt, palpable, patent, perceivable, perceptible, perspicuous, plain, plain as day, prominent, pronounced, seeable, self-evident,
self-explaining, self-explanatory, simple, staring, straightforward,
tangible, to be seen,
unambiguous,
unconcealed,
undeniable, unequivocal, unhidden, unmistakable, unsubtle, visible, well-defined,
well-marked, well-pronounced, well-resolved