obviousness

ˈɑbviəsnəs

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Definition of obviousness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

clarity

quality of being easily seen or understood

The obviousness of the answer surprised everyone.
The obviousness of his intentions made her wary.
No one could deny the obviousness of the mistake.

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Origin of obviousness

Latin, obvius (in the way) + -ness (state)

Terms with obviousness included in their meaning

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no question about it

exp.

obviousness

emphasizes the obviousness of a situation

broad daylight

obviousness

full view of observers during the day

conspicuous

adj.

obviousness

obvious and not hidden

from a mile away

adv.

obviousness

easily noticeable or predictable from far away

in front of one's nose

prep.

obviousness

indicate something is clearly visible or obvious to someone

it speaks for itself

exp.

obviousness

is obvious and needs no further proof

it's hardly surprising

exp.

obviousness

indicate that a fact is obvious or easily understood

stare someone in the face

obviousness

be extremely visible and obvious to someone

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French:évidence, ...
German:Offensichtlichkeit, ...
Italian:ovvietà, ...
Spanish:evidencia, ...
Portuguese:obviedade, ...
Chinese:明显性, ...
Japanese:明白さ, ...
Arabic:وُضُوح, ...
Hebrew:מוּבָנוּת, ...
Russian:очевидность, ...
Ukrainian:очевидність, ...
Hindi:स्पष्टता, ...
Bengali:স্পষ্টতা, ...
Catalan:obvietat, ...
Czech:zřejmost, ...
Danish:åbenlyshed, ...
Dutch:evidentie, ...
Greek:προφανότητα, ...
Hungarian:nyilvánvalóság, ...
Khmer:ភាពជាក់ស្តែង, ...
Korean:명백함, ...
Persian:وضوح, ...
Polish:oczywistość, ...
Portuguese (BR):obviedade, ...
Romanian:evidență, ...
Swedish:självklarhet, ...
Thai:ความชัดเจน, ...
Turkish:açıklık, ...
Vietnamese:tính hiển nhiên, ...

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Definition of obviousness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Origin of obviousness

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