manifest

man-i-fest · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Clear or obvious to the eye or mind.

  2. 2.

    To display or show clearly; to demonstrate.

  3. 3.

    A document listing cargo, passengers, or crew of a ship or aircraft.

  4. 4.

    To appear or become evident.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    manifest destiny — The 19th-century belief that American expansion was inevitable and justified.

Related words

Antonyms: concealed, hidden
See also: evident, obvious, reveal
Synonyms: apparent, evident, obvious

Etymology

From Latin manifestus ("palpable, evident"), possibly from manus ("hand") + -festus (struck), literally "struck by hand" or "caught in the act."