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.
Scrabble Score: 14
evidence: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordevidence: 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