obviousnessn.

Brit.

/ˈɒbvɪəsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈɑbviəsnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obvious adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < obvious adj. + -ness suffix.

a. The quality of being clearly perceptible; the fact, state, or condition of being easily seen or understood; plainness or openness to the eye or mind. Now (also): the tendency to state the obvious; banality; an instance of this. In early use often paired with easiness.

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society > communication > manifestation > manifestness > [noun]

evidency1534

evidentness1534

evidence1550

apparentness1583

manifestness1589

palpableness1608

patency1656

obviousness1661

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [noun] > state of being clearly visible

obviousness1661

apparency1668

1661 R. Boyle Proemial Ess. in Certain Physiol. Ess. 15 I have often made use of seemingly slight Experiments..because..I thought their Easienesse or Obviousness fitter to recommend them.

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia Pref. sig. d2 The now seemingly great obviousness of most of their..inventions.

1671 J. Webster Metallographia i. 17 Where obviousness and easiness are awanting to know the subject.

1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. iii. 158 Some are thought to write clearly merely through the easiness and obviousness of their matter.

1843 E. A. Poe Murders in Rue Morgue in Prose Romances 28 The murderers..could not have re-fastened the sashes from the inside, as they were found fastened,—the consideration which put a stop, through its obviousness, to the scrutiny of the police in this quarter.

1885 Law Times 88 209/2 It has been remarked, with equal truth and obviousness, that [etc.].

1909 Practitioner Dec. 828 The wife-basher..is aware of the obviousness of his crime.

1948 D. Welch Brave & Cruel 209 She had expected him to sneer at her obviousness.

1995 Daily Tel. 24 Feb. 18/1 Stone's avowed purpose is satirical, though any such effect is buried beneath the film's remorseless obviousness.

b. Law. Of an article, system, etc., for which a patent application is made: the condition of being obvious (see obvious adj. 1d).

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1921 C. Terrell & A. Jaffé T. Terrell's Law & Pract. Lett. Patent for Inventions (ed. 6) iii. 47 Obviousness of application of conception.

1959 Digest Patent, Design, Trade Mark & Other Cases II. 745 (heading) Obviousness.

1993 UNIX Rev. Mar. 9/3 The patent office does not appear to employ people who are qualified to..refuse the patent on the grounds of obviousness or prior art.

†2. The state or condition of being exposed or open to; openness, exposure, liability. Obsolete.

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the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [noun] > ability or liability to be affected

danger1377

subjection1593

susceptiblenessa1631

susceptibility1644

obnoxiety1656

obviousness1669

receptiveness1701

sensibility1703

affectibility1817

sensitiveness1825

impressionability1835

impressionality1884

affectability1908

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > liability to harm, loss, etc. > action or condition of exposure to harm > unprotectedness

nakednessa1586

openness1587

exposedness1620

obviousness1669

defencelessness1683

unguardedness1818

unprotectedness1819

fencelessness1856

1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ 128 According to the height of the Pole, nature of the ground, and obviousness to Winds.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iv. viii. 362 In respect of its vicinity and obviousness to Observation.

1841 R. C. Trench Parables (1864) xxviii. 467 The obviousness of the widow [in the East]..to all manner of oppressions and wrongs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obviousness
释义	obviousnessn. Brit. /ˈɒbvɪəsnəs/, U.S. /ˈɑbviəsnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obvious adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < obvious adj. + -ness suffix. 1. a. The quality of being clearly perceptible; the fact, state, or condition of being easily seen or understood; plainness or openness to the eye or mind. Now (also): the tendency to state the obvious; banality; an instance of this. In early use often paired with easiness. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > manifestness > [noun] evidency1534 evidentness1534 evidence1550 apparentness1583 manifestness1589 palpableness1608 patency1656 obviousness1661 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [noun] > state of being clearly visible obviousness1661 apparency1668 1661 R. Boyle Proemial Ess. in Certain Physiol. Ess. 15 I have often made use of seemingly slight Experiments..because..I thought their Easienesse or Obviousness fitter to recommend them. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia Pref. sig. d2 The now seemingly great obviousness of most of their..inventions. 1671 J. Webster Metallographia i. 17 Where obviousness and easiness are awanting to know the subject. 1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. iii. 158 Some are thought to write clearly merely through the easiness and obviousness of their matter. 1843 E. A. Poe Murders in Rue Morgue in Prose Romances 28 The murderers..could not have re-fastened the sashes from the inside, as they were found fastened,—the consideration which put a stop, through its obviousness, to the scrutiny of the police in this quarter. 1885 Law Times 88 209/2 It has been remarked, with equal truth and obviousness, that [etc.]. 1909 Practitioner Dec. 828 The wife-basher..is aware of the obviousness of his crime. 1948 D. Welch Brave & Cruel 209 She had expected him to sneer at her obviousness. 1995 Daily Tel. 24 Feb. 18/1 Stone's avowed purpose is satirical, though any such effect is buried beneath the film's remorseless obviousness. b. Law. Of an article, system, etc., for which a patent application is made: the condition of being obvious (see obvious adj. 1d). ΚΠ 1921 C. Terrell & A. Jaffé T. Terrell's Law & Pract. Lett. Patent for Inventions (ed. 6) iii. 47 Obviousness of application of conception. 1959 Digest Patent, Design, Trade Mark & Other Cases II. 745 (heading) Obviousness. 1993 UNIX Rev. Mar. 9/3 The patent office does not appear to employ people who are qualified to..refuse the patent on the grounds of obviousness or prior art. †2. The state or condition of being exposed or open to; openness, exposure, liability. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [noun] > ability or liability to be affected danger1377 subjection1593 susceptiblenessa1631 susceptibility1644 obnoxiety1656 obviousness1669 receptiveness1701 sensibility1703 affectibility1817 sensitiveness1825 impressionability1835 impressionality1884 affectability1908 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > liability to harm, loss, etc. > action or condition of exposure to harm > unprotectedness nakednessa1586 openness1587 exposedness1620 obviousness1669 defencelessness1683 unguardedness1818 unprotectedness1819 fencelessness1856 1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ 128 According to the height of the Pole, nature of the ground, and obviousness to Winds. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iv. viii. 362 In respect of its vicinity and obviousness to Observation. 1841 R. C. Trench Parables (1864) xxviii. 467 The obviousness of the widow [in the East]..to all manner of oppressions and wrongs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1661
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