An archaic word meaning evident, obvious, or conspicuous.
From Latin 'evidens' meaning 'visible' or 'clear,' with 'e-' (out) and 'videre' (to see). It entered Middle English but fell out of common use by the 17th century.
This word shows how 'eye' and 'seeing' became metaphors for understanding in European languages—if you could see it, it was evident. It's a linguistic fossil of how our ancestors thought about knowledge.
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