1. Opposing; fronting. [Obs.] To the evil turn My obvious breast. Milton. 2. Exposed; subject; open; liable. [Obs.] "Obvious to dispute." Milton. 3. Easily discovered, seen, or understood; readily perceived by the eye or the intellect; plain; evident; apparent; as, an obvious meaning; an obvious remark. Apart and easy to be known they lie, Amidst the heap, and obvious to the eye. Pope. Syn. -- Pla...