Meanings
comparative more evidently · superlative most evidently
- In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred.First known use 17th c.
The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.
1963, Margery Allingham, “The Elopers”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 33Synonyms: clearly
- obsoleteIn such a way as to be clearly visible or manifest; distinctly, clearly.First known use 14th–19th c.
The ſame mã ſawe in a vyſion evydently aboute the nynthe houre of the daye the angell of god commynge in vnto hym […]
1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Acts x:[3], folio clxviij, recto – verso - proscribedApparently.
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred.
clearly visible
More synonyms by meaning
adverbunmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishevidently
- Englishevidently
From Middle English evidently, evydently; equivalent to evident + -ly.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian явно
- явно (javno)obviously
Catalan evidentment
- evidentmentobviously
Czech zjevně, evidentně
- zjevněobviously
- evidentněobviously
Danish tydeligt, øjensynligt
- tydeligtobviously
- øjensynligtobviously
- tydeligvisobviously
Dutch duidelijk, klaarblijkelijk
- duidelijkobviously
- klaarblijkelijkobviously
Esperanto evidente, memkompreneble
- evidenteobviously
- memkomprenebleobviously
Finnish selvästi, ilmeisesti
- selvästiobviously
- ilmeisestiobviously
French évidemment, de toute évidence
- évidemmentobviously
- de toute évidenceobviously
- manifestementobviously
German offensichtlich
- offensichtlichobviously
Hungarian nyilvánvalóan
- nyilvánvalóanobviously
Irish de réir cosúlachta, de réir dealraimh
- de réir cosúlachtaobviously
- de réir dealraimhobviously
Italian evidentemente
- evidentementeobviously
Latin ēvidenter
- ēvidenterobviously
Latvian acīm redzami, acīmredzot
- acīm redzamiobviously
- acīmredzotobviously
Norwegian Bokmål tydeligvis
- tydeligvisobviously
Polish ewidentnie, zauważalnie
- ewidentnieobviously
- zauważalnieobviously
Portuguese evidentemente
- evidentementeobviously
Russian очеви́дно
- очеви́дно (očevídno)obviously
Spanish evidentemente, a ojos vistas
- evidentementeobviously
- a ojos vistasobviously
Cite this entry
evidently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evidently
“evidently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evidently. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “evidently,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evidently.
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