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obviousness|ˈɒbvɪəsnɪs| [f. as prec. + -ness.] †1. The state or condition of being exposed or open to; openness, exposure, liability. Obs.
1669Worlidge Syst. Agric. (1681) 169 According to the height of the Pole, nature of the ground, and obviousness to Winds. a1677Hale Prim. Orig. Man. iv. viii. 362 In respect of its vicinity and obviousness to Observation. 1841Trench Parables xxviii. (1864) 467 The obviousness of the widow [in the East]..to all manner of oppressions and wrongs. 2. The quality of being clearly perceptible; the state or condition of being easily seen or understood; plainness or openness to the eye or mind.
1671J. Webster Metallogr. i. 17 Where obviousness and easiness are awanting to know the subject. 1704Norris Ideal World ii. iii. 158 Some are thought to write clearly merely through the easiness and obviousness of their matter. 1864Bowen Logic x. 338 Omitting nothing on account of its seeming triviality and obviousness. 1885Law Times LXXVIII. 209/2 It has been remarked, with equal truth and obviousness, that [etc.]. |