manifest
clear and obvious to the eye or mind
Word origin: From Latin manifestus, caught in the act, plainly visible.
Manifest in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing manifest in a sentence.
Her discomfort was manifest in every nervous glance toward the door.
The author's debt to earlier satirists is manifest in nearly every chapter of the novel.
Using “manifest” well
As an adjective, manifest means clear and obvious to the eye or mind, needing no proof. It is the surfaced opposite of latent, which describes what remains hidden.
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Questions about “manifest”
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