Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

evident

/ˈɛv.ə.dənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: ev-i-dent
IPA: /ˈɛv.ə.dənt/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obviously true by simple observation.

Example Sentences

"It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door."
"The full extent of her injuries did not become evident until they tried to move her."
"Maccario, it was evident, did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: evident, ēvidēns

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɛv.ə.dənt/
British English: /ˈɛv.ɪ.dənt/

Inflected Forms

more evident (comparative) most evident (superlative)

Derived Forms

evidently evidentness inevident nonevident superevident unevident

Phrases

self-evident tamper-evident

Frequently Paired Words

evidence evidential

Synonyms

apparent arrant undoubted glaring bait blatant clear clear as a bell clear as day clear cut conspicuous crystal clear

Questions

How do you pronounce evident?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛv.ə.dənt/.
What does evident mean?: Obviously true by simple observation.
Where does evident come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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