vădit

Romanian

Etymology

From vădi +‎ -it.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vəˈdit/
• Rhymes: -it
• Hyphenation: vă‧dit

Adjective

vădit m or n (feminine singular vădită, masculine plural vădiți, feminine and neuter plural vădite)

1. (now literary) clear, unmistakable, definite
   • 1964, I. Voledi, Republica Malgașă [The Malagasy Republic], Bucharest: Editura Științifică, pages 145–146:

     Cu toate lipsurile și lacunele sale, codul muncii al Republicii Malgașe reprezintă un progres vădit față de legea franceză.

     With all its deficiencies and omissions, the labour code of the Malagasy Republic represents a clear progress from French law.

2. (uncommon) visible, seen, perceived by sight

Usage notes

Often found preceding the modified noun, a stylistic choice which is a general characteristic of careful Romanian expression.

Adverb

vădit

1. (now literary) manifestly, visibly, clearly

Verb

vădit

1. past participle of vădi (“to make manifest”)

Further reading

• vădit in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
• Iorgu Iordan, Alexandru Graur, Ion Coteanu, editors (1997), Dicționarul Limbii Române‎^[1], volume 13, part 1, Bucharest: Romanian Academy, pages 110–111