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Obvious

obvious
- 1586, from L. obvius "that is in the way, presenting itself readily, commonplace," from obviam (adv.) "in the way," from ob "against" + viam, acc. of via "way."
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  ~ adj 1 easy to notice or understand  (the obvious advantages of co-operation | For obvious reasons we have had to cancel tonight's performance. | "Why is she leaving?" "Well, it's pretty obvious isn't it?" | it is obvious (to sb) that)  (It was obvious to everyone that Gina was lying.) 2 obvious statement/remark etc a statement that is unnecessary because it states what is obvious to everyone 3 the obvious choice the person or thing that you would expect everyone to choose  (Nicholson was the obvious choice for team leader.) 4 the obvious thing (to do) what clearly seems the best thing to do  (The obvious thing would have been to travel with her husband, but she couldn't.) 5 state the obvious to say something that is already obvious and is therefore unnecessary - obviousness n ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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  Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something is obvious, it is easy to see or understand. ...the need to rectify what is an obvious injustice... Determining how the Democratic challenger would conduct his presidency isn’t quite so obvious. = clear ADJ 2. If you describe something that someone says as obvious, you are being critical of it because you think it is unnecessary or shows lack of imagination. There are some very obvious phrases that we all know or certainly should know better than to use. ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval • obviousness Francis smiled agreement, irritated by the obviousness of his answer. N-UNCOUNT • If you say that someone is stating the obvious, you mean that they are saying something that everyone already knows and understands. It may be stating the obvious, but most teleworking at present is connected with computers. PHRASE: V inflects ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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   adjective  Etymology: Latin obvius, from obviam in the way, from ob in the way of + viam, accusative of via way — more at ob-, via  Date: 1603  1. archaic being in the way or in front  2. easily discovered, seen, or understood  Synonyms: see evident  • ~ness noun ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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  adj. easily seen or recognized or understood; palpable, indubitable. Derivatives obviously adv. obviousness n. Etymology: L obvius f. ob viam in the way ...
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  очевидный, явный ...
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  1. явный, очевидный; заметный obvious advantage —- очевидное преимущество his embarrassment was obvious —- он явно смутился 2. ясный, понятный; само собой разумеющийся an obvious meaning —- ясное значение for an obvious reason —- по вполне понятной причине the obvious thing to do is to leave —- ясно, что следует уйти 3. банальный, тривиальный an obvious remark —- трюизм the joke was coarse and obvious —- шутка была грубая и банальная 4. слишком явный, деланный; нарочитый his correctness of speech was perhaps a little obvious —- правильность его речи казалось чуточку деланной dress that appeared too obvious for these surroundings —- платье, которое казалось неуместным в этой обстановке 5. уст. открытый, незащищенный smth. obvious to ridicule —- предмет постоянных насмешек 6. зоол. яркий, четкий (об окраске животного) an obvious stripe —- яркая полоска ...
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  adj. очевидный, явный, ясный; for an obvious reason - по вполне понятной причине; an obvious question - само собой напрашивающийся вопрос ...
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