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obvious
What does obvious mean?
obvious (adjective): easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How do you pronounce obvious?
/ˈɑbviəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does obvious come from?
16th century, from Latin obvius (“being in the way so as to meet, meeting, easy to access, at hand, ready, obvious”) + -ous, from ob- (“before”) + via (“way”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to obvious
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “obvious” mean?
connected to or depending on something else; comparative
Not quite: that's what relative means.
easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory
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being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
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liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired
Not quite: that's what popular means.
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