evidently

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UK/ˈɛvɪdəntli/US/ˌɛvɪˈdɛntli/

adverb

In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred.

Less commonFirst used 17th c.Scrabble 16

Meanings

adverbevidently (comparative more evidently, superlative most evidently)

comparative more evidently · superlative most evidently

  1. 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 33

    Synonyms: clearly

  2. 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
  3. proscribedApparently.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred.

Similar
Similar

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

  1. Middle Englishevidently
  2. Englishevidently

From Middle English evidently, evydently; equivalent to evident + -ly.

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
APA

evidently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evidently

MLA

“evidently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evidently. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “evidently,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evidently.

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