evident

The word “evident” means clear and obvious; easily seen or understood. In plain terms, obvious — something you can clearly see or tell without needing it explained.

“Evident” is pronounced EHV-ih-duhnt (/ˈɛv.ə.dənt/ in IPA).

Here is “evident” used in a sentence: “Her disappointment was evident from her expression.”

“Evident” is an adjective.

The word “evident” comes from Latin. From Latin ēvidēns, "clear, apparent," from ē- ("out") + vidēre ("to see").

“Evident” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

Both mean easily seen, but "apparent" can carry doubt — an "apparent victory" may turn out not to be one — while "evident" implies the visible signs genuinely support the conclusion: "Her relief was evident." Use evident when you mean something really is so, not just seemingly so.

"Obvious" is the stronger, more everyday word: something anyone would notice instantly. "Evident" is slightly more formal and suggests a conclusion drawn from visible signs or evidence, as in "It was evident from his tone that he disagreed."

The standard phrase is "as evidenced by," which uses the verb evidence: "The plan failed, as evidenced by the results." With the adjective, the idiom is "as is evident from." "As evident by" mixes the two constructions and is regarded as an error in careful writing.

Something evident is clear from available signs; something self-evident needs no outside proof at all, because its truth is contained in the statement itself — famously, "We hold these truths to be self-evident" in the US Declaration of Independence. Self-evident suits axioms and first principles rather than observed facts.