different between obvious vs indubitable

English

Etymology

16th century, from Latin obvius (“being in the way so as to meet, meeting, easy to access, at hand, ready, obvious”), from ob- (“before”) + via (“way”). In order to avoid an awkward form such as *obvy, the Latin ending -us was maintained in the form -ous (which is otherwise equivalent to Latin -osus).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??b.vi.?s/, (fast speech) /??.vi.?s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??b.v??s/, /??.v??s/, (fast speech) /??v.j?s/
• Hyphenation: ob?vi?ous

Adjective

obvious (comparative more obvious, superlative most obvious)

1. Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.

   • Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations. It is easily earned repetition to state that Josephine St. Auban's was a presence not to be concealed.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:obvious.

Antonyms

• unobvious
• non-obvious
• subtle

Derived terms

• obviously
• obviousness

Translations

See also

• clear
• evident
• manifest
• plain

Further reading

• obvious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• obvious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

in- +? dubitable

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n?dju?b?t?b?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?dub?t?b?l/

Adjective

indubitable (comparative more indubitable, superlative most indubitable)

1. clearly true; providing no possibility of doubt.

   The indubitable effect of the potion convinced many nonbelievers.

Synonyms

• undoubtable

Derived terms

• indubitably

Translations

Noun

indubitable (plural indubitables)

1. That which is indubitable.

   If we build logically upwards from a few indubitables, the whole system must remain correct.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ind?bit?bilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.dy.bi.tabl/

Adjective

indubitable (plural indubitables)

1. indubitable

   Synonym: incontestable

Derived terms

• indubitablement

Further reading

• “indubitable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Adjective

indubitable (plural indubitables)

1. indubitable