Meaning of the word obvious

очевидный, ясный, явный, банальный, понятный, тривиальный

прилагательное ↓

- явный, очевидный; заметный

obvious advantage — очевидное преимущество
his embarrassment was obvious — он явно смутился

- ясный, понятный; само собой разумеющийся

an obvious meaning [intention] — ясное значение [намерение]
for an obvious reason — по вполне понятной причине
the obvious thing to do is to leave — ясно, что следует уйти

- банальный, тривиальный

an obvious remark — трюизм
the joke was coarse and obvious — шутка была грубая и банальная

- слишком явный, деланный; нарочитый

his correctness of speech [politeness] was perhaps a little obvious — правильность его речи [его вежливость] казалась чуточку деланной /натянутой/
dress that appeared too obvious for these surroundings — платье, которое казалось неуместным в этой обстановке

- уст. открытый, незащищённый

smth. obvious to ridicule — предмет постоянных насмешек

- зоол. яркий, чёткий (об окраске животного)

an obvious stripe — яркая полоска

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

a murder mystery so obvious that even bubbleheads need not tax their brains — детектив, разгадка которого настолько очевидна, что даже дуракам не приходится напрягать мозги
the converse statement is obvious — обратное суждение очевидно
the absurdity of the assumption is obvious — абсурдность принятого допущения очевидна
obvious hint — понятный, прозрачный намёк
clear intent, obvious intent — явное намерение
the proof is obvious — доказательство очевидно
obvious snub — явное пренебрежение
to belabour the obvious — втолковывать очевидное
obvious intent — явное намерение
obvious question — очевидный вопрос
an obvious meaning — ясное значение

Примеры с переводом

It’s obvious that he is drunk.

Ясно, что он пьян.

It was obvious that Gina was lying.

Было очевидно, что Джина лгала.

Her disappointment was obvious to everyone.

Её недовольство было заметно всем.

There is no obvious solution to the problem.

Очевидного решения этой проблемы не существует.

The ending was pretty obvious.

Конец был абсолютно банальным.

It’s pretty obvious what she means.

Довольно очевидно, что именно она имеет в виду.

The obvious question is — does his invention work?

Естественно, возникает вопрос: работает ли его изобретение?

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Some of the clues were glaringly obvious.

She saw only the most obvious differences.

There were no obvious signs of engine wear.

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English[edit]

«Water is wet» is a statement of the obvious.

Etymology[edit]

16th century, from Latin obvius (“being in the way so as to meet, meeting, easy to access, at hand, ready, obvious”), from ob- (“before”) + via (“way”).^[1] In order to avoid an awkward form such as *obvy, the Latin ending -us was maintained in the form -ous (which is otherwise equivalent to Latin -osus), just like in previous (contrast envious).

Pronunciation[edit]

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑb.vi.əs/, (fast speech) /ˈɑ.vi.əs/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒ.vɪəs/, /ˈɒb.vɪəs/, (fast speech) /ˈɒv.jəs/
Hyphenation: ob‧vi‧ous

Adjective[edit]

obvious (comparative more obvious, superlative most obvious)

Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
- 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter II, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
  
  Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations. It is easily earned repetition to state that Josephine St. Auban’s was a presence not to be concealed.
- 1961 February, R. K. Evans, “The role of research on British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 92:
  
  One of the most obvious results of the B.R. Modernisation Plan has been the increasing use of diesel and electric traction; a less obvious by-product is the increase in track damage possible with the new forms of traction.
- 2013 August 17, “Down towns”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8849:
  
  It is not obvious, to economists anyway, that cities should exist at all. Crowds of people mean congestion and costly land and labour. But there are also well-known advantages to bunching up. When transport costs are sufficiently high a firm can spend more money shipping goods to clusters of consumers than it saves on cheap land and labour.

Synonyms[edit]

See also Thesaurus:obvious.

Antonyms[edit]

unobvious
non-obvious
subtle

Derived terms[edit]

obviously
obviousness

Collocations[edit]

Collocations

increasingly obvious
perfectly obvious
very obvious
quite obvious
fairly obvious
rather obvious
sufficiently obvious
immediately obvious
painfully obvious
blatantly obvious
glaringly obvious
patently obvious

Translations[edit]

easily discovered or understood; self-explanatory

Albanian: please add this translation if you can
Arabic: بَدِيهِيّ‎ (badīhiyy), بَدَهِيّ‎ (badahiyy), وَاضِح‎ (wāḍiḥ), مُبِين‎ (mubīn), بَيِّن‎ (ar) (bayyin)
Armenian: ակնհայտ (hy) (aknhayt)
Asturian: obviu
Azerbaijani: aşkar (az), açıq-aşkar (az), bariz, aydın (az)
Basque: please add this translation if you can
Belarusian: відаво́чны m (vidavóčny)
Bulgarian: очеви́ден (bg) (očevíden)
Catalan: obvi (ca)
Chinese:

Cantonese: 明顯／明显 (ming⁴ hin²)

Mandarin: 明顯／明显 (zh) (míngxiǎn), 顯然／显然 (zh) (xiǎnrán), 顯而易見／显而易见 (zh) (xiǎn’éryìjiàn), 明擺著／明摆著 (zh) (míngbǎizhe), 明摆着 (zh) (míngbǎizhe)
Czech: zřejmý (cs) m, samozřejmý (cs)
Danish: tydelig, åbenbar, oplagt, indlysende (da), åbenlys
Dutch: overduidelijk (nl), voor de hand liggend, voordehandliggend
Esperanto: evidenta
Estonian: selge, ilmselge
Finnish: ilmeinen (fi), ilmiselvä (fi), itsestäänselvä (fi)
French: évident (fr)
Galician: obvio
Georgian: (obsolete) საჩინო (sačino), ცხადი (cxadi), აშკარა (ašḳara)
German: offensichtlich (de); selbstverständlich (de); deutlich (de); überdeutlich (de); offenbar (de); (learned) evident (de)
Gothic: 𐌿𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 (uskunþs), 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 (swikunþs)
Greek: προφανής (el) (profanís)
Hebrew: מוּבָן מֵאֵלָיו‎ (he) m (muván meeláv)
Hindi: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: nyilvánvaló (hu), egyértelmű (hu), kézenfekvő (hu), magától értetődő (hu)
Hya: ակնհայտ
Icelandic: augljós, bersýnilegur (is)
Irish: soiléir, follasach
Italian: ovvio (it), evidente (it)
Japanese: 明らか (ja) (あきらか, akiraka)
Javanese: cetha (jv)
Kapampangan: ulata
Khmer: ជាក់ស្តែង (cĕəkstaeng)
Korean: 분명하다 (ko) (bunmyeonghada)
Latin: perspicuus m
Latvian: acīm redzams
Lithuanian: akivaizdus m
Macedonian: очи́гледен (očígleden), оче́виден (očéviden)
Maori: mārama, tīahoaho, ariari, pūrangiaho
Norwegian: opplagt, innlysende
Occitan: òbvi (oc)
Old Prussian: akiwīsts
Ottoman Turkish: بللی‎ (belli)
Pashto: ښکاره‎ (ps) m or f (ẍkâra), څرګند‎ m (śargand)
Persian: please add this translation if you can
Plautdietsch: kloa, dietlich
Polish: oczywisty (pl) m
Portuguese: óbvio (pt)
Romanian: evident (ro), clar (ro), limpede (ro), vădit (ro)
Russian: очеви́дный (ru) (očevídnyj)
Slovene: očiten
Spanish: obvio (es), evidente (es)
Swedish: tydlig (sv), uppenbar (sv)
Tagalog: kanawa-nawa
Tamil: please add this translation if you can
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Tocharian B: pākri
Turkish: belli (tr), açık (tr), belirgin (tr)
Ukrainian: очеви́дний m (očevýdnyj), я́вний (uk) m (jávnyj)
Welsh: amlwg (cy)
Zazaki: akerde (diq), bellı

References[edit]

^ “obvious”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC, page 4070, column 1.

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for obvious

an evident fondness for sweets

manifest implies an external display so evident that little or no inference is required.

patent applies to a cause, effect, or significant feature that is clear and unmistakable once attention has been directed to it.

distinct implies such sharpness of outline or definition that no unusual effort to see or hear or comprehend is required.

obvious implies such ease in discovering that it often suggests conspicuousness or little need for perspicacity in the observer.

apparent is very close to evident except that it may imply more conscious exercise of inference.

plain suggests lack of intricacy, complexity, or elaboration.

her feelings about him are plain

clear implies an absence of anything that confuses the mind or obscures the pattern.

Example Sentences

Her doctor immediately noticed the obvious signs of the disease.

She saw only the most obvious differences.

It was obvious that things weren’t working out.

The answer seems obvious enough to me.

The problem was immediately obvious to everyone in the room.

He was the obvious candidate for president.

The obvious question is: how did he become so successful?

For obvious reasons, I would not like to reveal my name.

Recent Examples on the Web

Some differences are obvious, others are not.

—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2023

His intent was obvious — to show that in the arena of the American attention economy, where the fighting forever rages, Donald J. Trump remains a potent force.

—Ted Anthony, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2023

The attraction is obvious.

—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Apr. 2023

Names were not forthcoming for reasons that are probably obvious.

—Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023

Areas with dead weeds are obvious; add new sod or plugs to repair. 9.

—Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023

These Parachute bed sheets have a relaxed, luxurious appearance, with a superior quality that’s obvious just by looking at them.

—Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2023

The appeal of longevity is obvious: the longer these women are on the show, the more they get paid.

—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2023

Here are three answers to start with – two that probably should be obvious, and one that might be surprising and more challenging than expected.

—Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Latin obvius, from obviam in the way, from ob in the way of + viam, accusative of via way — more at ob-, via

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of obvious was
in 1583

Dictionary Entries Near obvious

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obvious

очеви́дный, я́вный, я́сный;

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > obvious
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obvious

Персональный Сократ > obvious
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obvious

[ʹɒbvıəs]

1. явный, очевидный; заметный

2. 1) ясный, понятный; само собой разумеющийся

an obvious meaning [intention] — ясное значение [намерение]

the obvious thing to do is to leave — ясно, что следует уйти

2) банальный, тривиальный

3. слишком явный, деланный; нарочитый

his correctness of speech [politeness] was perhaps a little obvious — правильность его речи [его вежливость] казалась чуточку деланной /натянутой/

dress that appeared too obvious for these surroundings — платье, которое казалось неуместным в этой обстановке

4.

открытый, незащищённый

smth. obvious to ridicule — предмет постоянных насмешек

НБАРС > obvious
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obvious

[ˈɔbvɪəs]

an obvious question само собой напрашивающийся вопрос obvious очевидный, явный, ясный; for an obvious reason по вполне понятной причине obvious очевидный, явный, ясный obvious очевидный, явный, ясный; for an obvious reason по вполне понятной причине obvious очевидный obvious понятный obvious явный obvious ясный

English-Russian short dictionary > obvious
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obvious

1. a явный, очевидный; заметный

2. a ясный, понятный; само собой разумеющийся

3. a банальный, тривиальный

4. a слишком явный, деланный; нарочитый

5. a уст. открытый, незащищённый

6. a зоол. яркий, чёткий

Синонимический ряд:

1. banal (adj.) banal; common; hackneyed

2. bright (adj.) bright; glaring; light

3. clear (adj.) apparent; clear; clear-cut; crystal-clear; evident; manifest; observable; open-and-shut; openhanded; palpable; patent; plain; public; straightforward; transparent; unambiguous; unequivocal; univocal; unmistakable; unsubtle; visible

4. conspicuous (adj.) conspicuous; distinct; noticeable; prominent; standing out; striking

5. naive (adj.) inexperienced; innocent; naive; simple; unsophisticated; young

6. understandable (adj.) comprehensible; conclusive; explicit; indisputable; intelligible; lucid; self-evident; understandable; understood

Антонимический ряд:

ambiguous; complex; concealed; confused; esoteric; farfetched; hidden; inconspicuous; indefinite; indistinct; involved; latent; muddy; mysterious; obscure; puzzling

English-Russian base dictionary > obvious
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obvious

ˈɔbvɪəs прил. очевидный, явный, ясный for an obvious reason ≈ по вполне понятной причине an obvious question ≈ само собой напрашивающийся вопрос Her disappointment was obvious to everyone. ≈ То, что она разочарована, было очевидно для всех. It’s obvious that he is drunk. ≈ Ясно, что он пьян. Syn: evident, manifest
явный, очевидный;
заметный — * advantage очевидное преимущество — his embarrassment was * он явно смутился ясный, понятный;
само собой разумеющийся — an * meaning ясное значение — for an * reason по вполне понятной причине — the * thing to do is to leave ясно, что следует уйти банальный, тривиальный — an * remark трюизм — the joke was coarse and * шутка была грубая и банальная слишком явный, деланный;
нарочитый — his correctness of speech was perhaps a little * правильность его речи казалось чуточку деланной — dress that appeared too * for these surroundings платье, которое казалось неуместным в этой обстановке (устаревшее) открытый, незащищенный — smth. * to ridicule предмет постоянных насмешек (зоология) яркий, четкий( об окраске животного) — an * stripe яркая полоска
an ~ question само собой напрашивающийся вопрос
~ очевидный, явный, ясный;
for an obvious reason по вполне понятной причине
obvious очевидный, явный, ясный ~ очевидный, явный, ясный;
for an obvious reason по вполне понятной причине ~ очевидный ~ понятный ~ явный ~ ясный

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > obvious
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obvious

[‘ɔbvɪəs]

прил.

1) очевидный, заметный

Her disappointment was obvious to everyone. — Её недовольство было заметно всем.

It’s obvious that he is drunk. — Ясно, что он пьян.

Syn:

2)

а) очевидный, само собой разумеющийся

obvious question — очевидный вопрос; вопрос, который напрашивается сам собой

There is no obvious solution to the problem. — Не существует ясного решения этой проблемы.

б) тривиальный, банальный, общеизвестный, избитый

The ending was pretty obvious. — Конец был абсолютно банальным.

Англо-русский современный словарь > obvious
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obvious

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > obvious
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obvious

Англо-русский технический словарь > obvious
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obvious

[‘ɔbvɪəs]

adj

явный, очевидный, заметный

Her embarrassment was obvious. — Она была явно смущена. /Она заметно смутилась

— obvious advantage

— obvious mistake
— for an obvious reason

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > obvious
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obvious

English-Russian big medical dictionary > obvious
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obvious

adjective

очевидный, явный, ясный; for an obvious reason по вполне понятной причине; an obvious question само собой напрашивающийся вопрос

* * *

(a) очевидный; явный

* * *

очевидный, ясный

* * *

[ob·vi·ous || ‘ɑbvɪəs /’ɒb-]
явный, очевидный, ясный, понятный, банальный, тривиальный

* * *

видимый

несомненен

несомненный

очевиден

очевидный

явен

явный

* * *

очевидный

Новый англо-русский словарь > obvious
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obvious

наглядно / отчетливо видный

English-Russian dictionary of scientific and technical difficulties vocabulary > obvious
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obvious
1. очевидный
Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > obvious
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obvious

очевидный, явный; прямой, открытый

* * *

Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности > obvious
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obvious

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > obvious
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obvious

Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > obvious
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obvious

[`ɔbvɪəs]

очевидный, явный, ясный

Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > obvious
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obvious

Patent terms dictionary > obvious
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obvious

Англо-русский юридический словарь > obvious

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obvious — ob·vi·ous adj: easily seen, discovered, or understood; specif: readily apparent to a person of ordinary skill in a particular art considering the scope and content of the prior art see also patent ◇ An invention that is found to be obvious cannot … Law dictionary
Obvious — Ob vi*ous, a. [L. obvius; ob (see {Ob }) + via way. See {Voyage}.] 1. Opposing; fronting. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To the evil turn My obvious breast. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Exposed; subject; open; liable. [Obs.] Obvious to dispute. Milton. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obvious — (adj.) 1580s, frequently met with, from L. obvius that is in the way, presenting itself readily, commonplace, from obviam (adv.) in the way, from ob against (see OB (Cf. ob )) + viam, accusative of via way (see VIA (Cf. via)). Meani … Etymology dictionary
obvious — *evident, manifest, patent, distinct, apparent, palpable, plain, clear Analogous words: prominent, conspicuous, salient, signal, striking (see NOTICEABLE) Antonyms: obscure: abstruse … New Dictionary of Synonyms
obvious — [adj] apparent, understandable accessible, barefaced, bright, clear, clear as a bell*, conclusive, conspicuous, discernible, distinct, distinguishable, evident, explicit, exposed, glaring, indisputable, in evidence, lucid, manifest, noticeable,… … New thesaurus
obvious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) easily perceived or understood; clear. 2) derogatory predictable and lacking in subtlety. DERIVATIVES obviously adverb obviousness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «frequently encountered»: from Latin ob viam in the way … English terms dictionary
obvious — [äb′vē əs] adj. [L obvius, in the way, lying open: see OB & VIA] 1. easy to see or understand; plain; evident 2. Obs. being in the way SYN. EVIDENT obviously adv. obviousness n … English World dictionary
obvious */*/*/ — UK [ˈɒbvɪəs] / US [ˈɑbvɪəs] adjective 1) clear to almost anyone The most obvious explanation is not always the correct one. I d have thought that was fairly obvious, James retorted. a glaringly obvious mistake for obvious reasons: For obvious… … English dictionary
obvious — ob|vi|ous [ abviəs ] adjective *** 1. ) clear to almost anyone: The most obvious explanation is not always the correct one. I d have thought that was fairly obvious, James retorted. a glaringly obvious mistake for obvious reasons: For obvious… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
obvious — ob|vi|ous W2S2 [ˈɔbviəs US ˈa:b ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: obvius, from obviam; OBVIATE] 1.) easy to notice or understand ▪ The obvious way of reducing pollution is to use cars less. ▪ For obvious reasons the police cannot give any… … Dictionary of contemporary English

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[ ob-vee-uhs ]

/ ˈɒb vi əs /

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adjective

easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident: an obvious advantage.

lacking in subtlety.

Obsolete. being or standing in the way.

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Origin of obvious

1580–90; <Latin obvius in the way, lying in the path, equivalent to ob-ob- + vi(a) way¹ + -us adj. suffix (see -ous)

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OTHER WORDS FROM obvious

ob·vi·ous·ly, adverbob·vi·ous·ness, nounnon·ob·vi·ous, adjectivenon·ob·vi·ous·ly, adverb

non·ob·vi·ous·ness, nouno·ver·ob·vi·ous, adjectivepre·ob·vi·ous, adjectivepre·ob·vi·ous·ly, adverbpre·ob·vi·ous·ness, nounun·ob·vi·ous, adjectiveun·ob·vi·ous·ly, adverbun·ob·vi·ous·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH obvious

oblivious, obvious

Words nearby obvious

obv, obverse, obversion, obvert, obviate, obvious, obviously, obvolute, Obwalden, oc-, oca

Words related to obvious

accessible, clear, conspicuous, discernible, distinct, evident, glaring, indisputable, noticeable, overt, palpable, pronounced, recognizable, self-evident, straightforward, undeniable, unmistakable, visible, barefaced, bright

How to use obvious in a sentence

This is a choice by the two companies’ engineers, but when there are modes offered for driver selection, a Winter mode seems like an obvious choice.
As if the hazards weren’t obvious, the Forest Service had strapped an emergency spine board to a wooden post directly below.
For the Neanderthals, there doesn’t seem to be any sort of obvious difference.
However, as abundantly obvious given recent fluctuations in model projections more than a couple of days in the future, the specifics of these forecasts are likely to change.

The reason behind this gap in perception between the people who knew Carmichael and those who knew only an image they themselves had helped to create seems obvious.
Maxwell was not available for comment but has described all claims against her as “untrue” and “obvious lies.”
Maxwell was not available for comment describes all claims against her as “untrue” and “obvious lies.”
There was the obvious sight gags of Valerie not realizing who everyone was clapping for, when the party was clapping for her.
But what about stuff that has no obvious redeeming qualities to it?
Despite the obvious ongoing problems with disease and access to basics, the future of Africa is bright.
But these were to him things so obvious that he could not conceive any reasonable person doubting them.
There you are wrong, Rupert, because it’s obvious that if he is not Mr. Spurrell, his absence has to be accounted for in some way.
He respected her courage and obvious power to rise above the personal attitude of her sex.
And everybody, or nearly everybody, bases on these obvious facts a series of entirely erroneous conclusions.
It was of course obvious that France, the traditional ally of Sweden, dominated Europe.

British Dictionary definitions for obvious

adjective

easy to see or understand; evident

exhibiting motives, feelings, intentions, etc, clearly or without subtlety

naive or unsubtlethe play was rather obvious

obsolete being or standing in the way

Derived forms of obvious

obviousness, noun

Word Origin for obvious

C16: from Latin obvius, from obviam in the way, from ob- against + via way

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ob•vi•ous /ˈɑbviəs/USA pronunciation
adj.

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.
not subtle or restrained:[usually: be + ~]That tight dress is too obvious to wear on a first date.

See -via-.

ob•vi•ous
(ob′vē əs),USA pronunciation adj.

easily seen, recognized, or understood;
open to view or knowledge;
evident:an obvious advantage.
lacking in subtlety.
[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.See corresponding entry in Unabridged plain, manifest, clear, palpable, unmistakable. See apparent.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hidden.

obvious /ˈɒbvɪəs/ adj

easy to see or understand; evident
exhibiting motives, feelings, intentions, etc, clearly or without subtlety
naive or unsubtle: the play was rather obvious

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin obvius, from obviam in the way, from ob- against + via way

ˈobviousness n

‘obvious‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Obviously

Что касается obviously, то это – наречие (отвечает на вопрос «как?»), образованное от obvious при помощи окончания ly , имеющее значение «явно, ясно, очевидно, безусловно, конечно, неуместно, очевидно, чересчур открыто, само собой»

It’s obviously lie — это, безусловно, ложь
Obviously, she didn’t understand you — очевидно, она не поняла вас

У наречия obviously много синонимов:

clearly
apparently
evidently
patently
expressly

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