🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

明白さ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: meihaku-sa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Obviousness/ˈɒbvɪəsnəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"解決策の明白さは誰にでも明らかだった。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being easily perceived or understood; clear or evident.

    "The obviousness of the solution made it easy for everyone to agree."
  2. 2

    A state of being obvious; something that is apparent without needing explanation.

    "The obviousness of the mistake was apparent to all the team members."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'obviousness' is derived from the Latin root 'obvius', meaning 'in the way' or 'evident', which evolved through Middle French 'obvie' before entering English in the late 14th century. The suffix '-ness' is added to form a noun indicating a state or quality.

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