manifest

MAN-uh-festadj

Meaning clear and plain to see or understand

Memory hook caught BLUE-HANDED: plain to see. Pip swears he never touched the paint, but his hands and nose are bright blue; his guilt is manifest.

Her joy was manifest in the way she skipped all the way home.

In context Though he said nothing, Gus’s disappointment was manifest: his shoulders slumped, his smile vanished and he left the party early.

Similar obvious, evident, plain, clear

Opposite hidden, obscure, unclear

From Latin manifestus, “caught in the act, plain to see.”

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