evidens

Latin > English

evidens (gen.), evidentis ADJ :: apparent, evident

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ē-vĭdens: entis, adj. video, of things (like perspicuus),
I apparent, visible, evident, manifest, plain, clear (good prose; most freq. since the Aug. per.; syn. perspicuus, manifestus, apertus, dilucidus): flos (lappae) non evidens, sed intus occultus, Plin. 21, 17, 64, § 104: si quid est evidens, de quo inter omnes conveniat, etc., Cic. N. D. 3, 4; cf. id. Ac. 2, 6, 18: perspicuae et evidentes res, id. ib. 2, 15; cf. res (opp. dubia), Liv. 39, 34: causae (opp. obscurae), Cels. praef. fin.: expositio, Quint. 4, 2, 64: probatio, id. 5, 10, 7: argumentum, Plin. 2, 52, 53, § 138: signum, Suet. Ner. 6: prodigia, id. Caes. 81; cf. portenta, id. Ner. 46: signum, Vulg. 2 Macc. 15, 35 et saep.—Comp., Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 5; id. Lael. 8, 27; Liv. 44, 41; Quint. 9, 2, 52 al.—Sup., Liv. 8, 9; Quint. 4, 2, 65; Suet. Caes. 54; id. Aug. 97: sapor, Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 43 al.; cf. of persons: auctores, i. e. the most trustworthy, most credible, Plin. 19, 3, 15, § 41.—Adv.: ēvĭdenter, evidently, manifestly, etc., Liv. 6, 26; 34, 54; 42, 29 fin.; Quint. 8, 3, 86 al.—Comp., Dig. 18, 5, 5.—Sup., Suet. Tib. 45; Dig. 23, 3, 57 et saep.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

ēvĭdēns,¹² tis (ex, video),
1 visible, apparent : flos non evidens Plin. 21, 64, fleur non apparente
2 clair, manifeste, évident : evidentes res Cic. Ac. 2, 18, choses évidentes, cf. Nat. 3, 9 ; quod in homine multo est evidentius Cic. Læl. 27, et cet instinct se manifeste encore bien plus clairement dans l’homme
3 digne de foi : [en parl. de choses] Cic. Top. 97 ; [de pers.] evidentissimi Græciæ auctores Plin. 19, 41, les auteurs grecs les plus dignes de foi || evidentissimus Liv. 8, 9, 12.

Latin > German (Georges)

ēvidēns, entis, Adi. (ex u. video), I) ersichtlich, sichtbar, membrana, Cels. 4, 1 extr.: mensura quaedam, Cic. Tim. 9: sapor quidam ferinae in apris evidentissimus, Plin. 13, 43. – II) übtr.: a) augenscheinlich, einleuchtend, offenbar, unverkennbar, erwiesen, schlagend (Ggstz. dubius), res (Sing.), Liv.: res (Plur.), Cic.: numen, Liv.: probatio, Quint.: narrationes, Cic.: evidentior causa victoriae, Liv.: quid est evidentius? Cic.: evidentissimum id fuit, Liv. – m. 2. Supin., compertu evidentia, Apul. met. 1, 3. – cum evidens sit m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Cels. 4, 31 (24) extr. – b) hervorragend, glänzend, auctores Graeciae evidentissimi, Plin. 19, 41 zw.: quaestus ev. (Ggstz. sordidus), Auct. b. Afr. 49, 3.