adj.

1. Easily perceived or understood; quite apparent. See synonyms at apparent.
2. Easily seen through because of a lack of subtlety; transparent: an obvious political ploy.
3. Archaic. Standing in the way or in front.

[From Latin obvius, from obviam, in the way, within reach : ob-, against; see ob– + viam, accusative sing. of via, way.]

obviously ob'vi·ous·ly adv.
obviousness ob'vi·ous·ness n.

adjective

1. Readily seen, perceived, or understood: apparent, clear, clear-cut, crystal clear, distinct, evident, manifest, noticeable, observable, patent, plain, pronounced, visible. See see/not see.
2. Easily seen through due to a lack of subtlety: broad, clear, patent, plain, unmistakable, unsubtle. See clear/unclear, see/not see.

adj

Definition: apparent, understandable
Antonyms: ambiguous, imperceptible, inconspicuous, indefinite, obscure, unclear, vague

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IN BRIEF: In plain view; easy to understand.

There is nothing as deceptive as an obvious fact. — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), English physician and writer of Sherlock Holmes mysteries, from The Bascombe Valley Mystery, 1892.

Quotes:

"To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question." - Eric Hoffer

"In saying what is obvious, never choose cunning. Yelling works better." - Cynthia Ozick

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - iøjnefaldende, umiskendelig, tydelig, åbenbar, indlysende, billig, letkøbt

idioms:

• state the obvious    sige det mest indlysende

Nederlands (Dutch)
evident, overduidelijk, zonneklaar

Français (French)
adj. - évident, flagrant (un mensonge), lourd (une plaisanterie)

idioms:

• state the obvious    enfoncer les portes ouvertes

Deutsch (German)
adj. - augenfällig, offensichtlich

idioms:

• state the obvious    nichts Neues mitteilen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φανερός, προφανής, πασιφανής, αυτονόητος, ευνόητος, χτυπητός, κραυγαλέος

idioms:

• state the obvious    λέω κάτι προφανές

Italiano (Italian)
ovvio, chiaro, evidente, manifesto

idioms:

• state the obvious    dire ciò che è ovvio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - óbvio

idioms:

• state the obvious    dizer o óbvio

Русский (Russian)
очевидный

idioms:

• state the obvious    ломиться в открытую дверь

Español (Spanish)
adj. - obvio, evidente, manifiesto, patente

idioms:

• state the obvious    afirmar lo evidente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tydlig, uppenbar, självklar

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
明显的, 显然的, 明白的

idioms:

• state the obvious    把明显的事情说出来

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 明顯的, 顯然的, 明白的

idioms:

• state the obvious    把明顯的事情說出來

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 명백한, 알기 쉬운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 明らかな, 明白な, 見えすいた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) واضح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גלוי, בולט, ברור, פשוט‬

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