'Evident' definitions:

Definition of 'evident'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" [syn: apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable]
adjective
Capable of being seen or noticed; "a discernible change in attitude"; "a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript"; "an observable change in behavior" [syn: discernible, evident, observable]

Definition of 'Evident'

From: GCIDE
  • Evident \Ev"i*dent\, a. [F. ['e]vinent, l. evidens, -entis; e out + videns, p. pr. of videre to see. See Vision.] Clear to the vision; especially, clear to the understanding, and satisfactory to the judgment; as, the figure or color of a body is evident to the senses; the guilt of an offender can not always be made evident. [1913 Webster]
  • Your honor and your goodness is so evident. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • And in our faces evident the signs Of foul concupiscence. --Milton.
  • Syn: Manifest; plain; clear; obvious; visible; apparent; conclusive; indubitable; palpable; notorious. See Manifest. [1913 Webster]