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obvious [links] UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɒbviəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɑbviəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ob′vē əs) ⓘ One or more forum threads is an exact match of your searched term in Spanish | in French | English synonyms | English Collocations | English Usage | Conjugator | in context | images WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026ob•vi•ous /ˈɑbviəs/USA pronunciation adj.
  1. easily or clearly comprehended; evident:an obvious solution to a problem.[It + be + ~ + that clause]It must be obvious to everyone that he's lying.
  2. not subtle or restrained:[usually: be + ~]That tight dress is too obvious to wear on a first date.
See -via-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026ob•vi•ous (ob′vē əs),USA pronunciation adj.
  1. easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident:an obvious advantage.
  2. lacking in subtlety.
  3. [Obs.]being or standing in the way.
  • Latin obvius in the way, lying in the path, equivalent. to ob- ob- + vi(a) way + -us adjective, adjectival suffix (see -ous)
  • 1580–90
ob′vi•ous•ly, adv. ob′vi•ous•ness, n.
    1. plain, manifest, clear, palpable, unmistakable. See apparent.
    1. hidden.
 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: obvious /ˈɒbvɪəs/ adj
  1. easy to see or understand; evident
  2. exhibiting motives, feelings, intentions, etc, clearly or without subtlety
  3. naive or unsubtle: the play was rather obvious
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin obvius, from obviam in the way, from ob- against + via wayˈobviousness n 'obvious' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): apodal - apparent - banana skin - blatant - broad - clear - clearly - commonplace - conspicuous - corollary - cry out - denote - elephant - essential - exclamation mark - head - hokum - invention - kleptomania - latent - lines - manifest - marked - massive - mention - obviate - obviously - open-and-shut - palpable - paralipsis - patent - patency - platitude - play - reason - say - soft-pedal - stare - stick out - subtle - transparent - truism - two - undeniably - unmistakable - abstruse - advertise - appear - aspirate - axiomatic In Lists: PET Vocabulary List - O, Vocabulaire , A1, more...Synonyms: clear, visible, distinct, glaring, prominent, more...Collocations: is obvious that you don't care, [cannot, couldn't] fail to notice the obvious, is obvious that you would rather [go, leave, see], more...

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