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obvious |
Grep of noun obvious obviousness Overview of adj obvious The adj obvious has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (27) obvious -- (easily perceived or understood; "obvious errors") 2. (7) obvious, perceptible -- (easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "a perceptible sense of expectation in the court"; "an obvious (or palpable) lie") 3. (1) conspicuous, obvious -- (obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening") 4. obvious, visible -- (obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression") Antonyms of adj obvious 4 senses of obvious Sense 1 obvious (vs. unobvious) unobvious (vs. obvious) => unapparent => unprovable Sense 2 obvious, perceptible INDIRECT (VIA palpable) -> impalpable Sense 3 conspicuous (vs. inconspicuous), obvious Sense 4 obvious, visible INDIRECT (VIA overt) -> covert Similarity of adj obvious 4 senses of obvious Sense 1 obvious (vs. unobvious) => apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain => axiomatic, self-evident, taken for granted(prenominal) => demonstrable, provable => frank => open-and-shut => self-explanatory => transparent => under one's nose, under my nose, under his nose, under her nose, under your nose, under our noses => writ large Sense 2 obvious, perceptible => palpable (vs. impalpable), tangible Sense 3 conspicuous (vs. inconspicuous), obvious => attention-getting, eye-catching => big large prominent => bold => crying(postnominal), egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank => featured => in evidence => marked => outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, striking => visible => exhibitionist(postnominal), exhibitionistic Also See-> indiscreet#1 Sense 4 obvious, visible => overt (vs. covert), open Attributes of adj obvious 2 of 4 senses of obvious Sense 1 obvious (vs. unobvious) => obviousness, noticeability, noticeableness, patency Sense 3 conspicuous (vs. inconspicuous), obvious => conspicuousness Familiarity of adj obvious obvious used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj obvious obvious unobvious Overview of adj obvious The adj obvious has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (27) obvious -- (easily perceived or understood; "obvious errors") 2. (7) obvious, perceptible -- (easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "a perceptible sense of expectation in the court"; "an obvious (or palpable) lie") 3. (1) conspicuous, obvious -- (obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening") 4. obvious, visible -- (obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression")
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