Meanings
comparative more patently · superlative most patently
- negativeusuallyIn a clear and unambiguous manner.
Many of the so-called rites of these secret societies were so patently ridiculous, that it is quite obvious that they were merely an excuse for men and women to indulge in sex-play and lustful gratification, frequently of an abnormal kind.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 161Synonyms: explicitly, expressly, unambiguously, demonstrably, clearly, directly, downrightly, explicitly
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a clear and unambiguous manner.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbunmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishpatent
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishpatently
Translations
Bulgarian явно, очевидно
- явно (javno)in a clear and unambiguous manner
- очевидно (očevidno)in a clear and unambiguous manner
Dutch klaarblijkelijk, kennelijk
- klaarblijkelijkin a clear and unambiguous manner
- kennelijkin a clear and unambiguous manner
Finnish selvästi, ilmiselvästi
- selvästiin a clear and unambiguous manner
- ilmiselvästiin a clear and unambiguous manner
French clairement, absolument
- clairementin a clear and unambiguous manner
- absolumentin a clear and unambiguous manner
German offensichtlich, offenbar
- offensichtlichin a clear and unambiguous manner
- offenbarin a clear and unambiguous manner
Italian palesemente, chiaramente
- palesementein a clear and unambiguous manner
- chiaramentein a clear and unambiguous manner
- evidentementein a clear and unambiguous manner
Polish ewidentnie, oczywiście
- ewidentniein a clear and unambiguous manner
- oczywiściein a clear and unambiguous manner
Russian я́вно, я́сно
- я́вно (jávno)in a clear and unambiguous manner
- я́сно (jásno)in a clear and unambiguous manner
Spanish patentemente, a ojos vista
- patentementein a clear and unambiguous manner
- a ojos vistain a clear and unambiguous manner
- a ojos vistasin a clear and unambiguous manner
Cite this entry
patently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patently
“patently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patently. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patently,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patently.
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