Definition of EVIDENCE

evidence

Plural: evidences

Noun

  • your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
    • "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
  • an indication that makes something evident
    • "his trembling was evidence of his fear"
  • (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
  • Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
  • Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial.
  • One who bears witness.
  • A body of objectively verifiable facts that are positively indicative of, and/or exclusively concordant with, that one conclusion over any other.

Verb

Verb Forms: evidenced, evidencing, evidences

  • To show clearly; to be evidence of something.
  • provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
  • provide evidence for
  • give evidence
  • To provide evidence for, or suggest the truth of.

Examples

  • His high score did EVIDENCE his mastery of obscure two-letter words.
  • She was furious, as evidenced by her slamming the door.
  • There is no evidence that anyone was here earlier.
  • We have enough cold hard evidence in that presentation which will make a world of pain for our parasitic friends at Antarctica.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English evidence, from Old French [Term?], from Latin evidentia (“clearness, in Late Latin a proof”), from evidens (“clear, evident”); see evident.

Synonyms

attest, bear witness, certify, demonstrate, grounds, manifest, prove, show, tell, testify

Scrabble Score: 14

evidence: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
evidence: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
evidence: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

evidence: valid Words With Friends Word