ŏb'vi-oŭs, a.
a. [Lat. obvius, from prefix ob and via, way; Sp. obvio, It. ovvio.] 1. Meeting; opposed in front. [Obs.] I to the evil turn My obvious breast. Milton.
- Open; exposed; liable; subject. “Obvious to dispute.” Milton.
- Easily discovered, seen, or understood; readily perceived by the eye or the intellect; plain; evident.
Apart and easy to be known they lie, Amidst the heap, and obvious to the eye. Pope. Syn.—Manifest; plain; clear; evident; apparent. See MANIFEST.