patent
- adjective
- /ˈpeɪtənt/
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patente
- The answers "because she simply chose to do it out of her own free will" or "because she's a monster" seem patent evasions since we can still reasonably want more of an explanation.
Because the freedom to believe what we will can be applied to the case of some patent superstition.
- Because the freedom to believe what we will can be applied to the case of some patent superstition.
- The desperation around this narrative that in fact he was trying to get her killed is absolutely patent.
- So why do people believe this patent bullshit?
- My theory was this, that all problems present with a patent behaviour and therefore a resolute finite solution.
Examples
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This crisis of weakness in the Mexican State is patent and manifest; it can be seen throughout the length and breadth of the country because we have created preserves of power where there exists a true Mexican feudalism.
Blog text (24) -
"His opportunism was patent.
Academic text (1991) -
Clearly, these tragic incidents are a patent reminder of the social structures that dominate and oppress Black men; however, it is important to recognize how all men may oppress and dominate Black women.
Academic text (2016) -
Her excitement was patent when she opened the surprise gift from her friends.
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It became patent that the team's strategy was flawed after the first round of the tournament.
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The difference in quality between the two products was patent to everyone who tried them.
Synonyms
317
2.8
Easy to see or understand
264
1.0
Easy to see or understand
203
2.1
Easy to see or understand
45
6.1
A very strong feeling or atmosphere that you notice easily
43
3.9
Very clear and easy to recognize
26
4.2
Easy to see or notice, often showing a feeling
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
7
3.4
A government office that checks, gives, and keeps records of patents and trademarks
- Specialized
7
4.9
An official request to get rights to a new invention from the government
- Specialized
6
3.9
A system of laws that gives inventors the only right to make, use, or sell an invention for a time
- Specialized
5
7.2
Making, using, or selling someone's invention that is protected by law without permission
- Specialized
2
5.2
A legal right that lets an inventor stop others from making, using, or selling an invention for a set time
- Offensive
2
9.0
A person or company that buys invention rights then sues others to get money
- Archaic
1
7.6
A medicine sold without a doctor's prescription and claimed to cure many illnesses
- Jargon
1
8.9
To use patents to demand money from companies without making the product
- Formal
An official paper from a monarch or government that gives someone the only right to make something
- Specialized
A heart problem at birth when a blood vessel between aorta and lung artery stays open, causing wrong blood flow
- Archaic
A cigar-shaped tool with spinning fins that measures a ship's speed through the water
- Formal
A document that gives an inventor the only right to make, use, or sell an invention for a set time
How Obvious
Surface Forms
Etymology
The adjective patent meaning 'obvious' also comes from Latin patens 'open', like something open to view, so if a fact or problem is patent it is clear and easy to see.