obviousness

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
obvious/ˈɒbviəs/

▶adjective

• 1 easily perceived or understood; clear.

• 2 derogatory predictable and lacking in subtlety.

– derivatives
obviously adverb,
obviousness noun.

– origin C16 (in the sense ‘frequently encountered’): from L. obvius (from the phr. ob viam ‘in the way’) + -ous.