manifest

UK: /ˈmænɪfɛst/ US: /ˈmænəˌfɛst/ ,(man′ə fest′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

man•i•fest /ˈmænəˌfɛst/   adj. 

1. readily and easily seen;
   evident;
   plain:
   a manifest error.

v. [~ + object]

2. to make clear or evident:
   Hepatitis manifests itself with yellowed eyes and skin, and darkened urine.

n. [countable]

3. a list of the cargo or passengers carried by a vessel.

man•i•fest•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

man•i•fest  (man′ə fest′), adj. 

1. readily perceived by the eye or the understanding;
   evident;
   obvious;
   apparent;
   plain:
   a manifest error.
2. Psychology of or pertaining to conscious feelings, ideas, and impulses that contain repressed psychic material:
   the manifest content of a dream as opposed to the latent content that it conceals.

v.t. 

3. to make clear or evident to the eye or the understanding;
   show plainly:
   He manifested his approval with a hearty laugh.
4. to prove;
   put beyond doubt or question:
   The evidence manifests the guilt of the defendant.
5. to record in a ship's manifest.

n. 

6. a list of the cargo carried by a ship, made for the use of various agents and officials at the ports of destination.
7. a list or invoice of goods transported by truck or train.
8. a list of the cargo or passengers carried on an airplane.

• Latin manifestāre, derivative of manifestus. See manus, infest
• Middle French manifester
• Latin manifestus, manufestus detected in the act, evident, visible; (verb, verbal) Middle English manifesten
• (adjective, adjectival) Middle English 1350–1400

man′i•fest′a•ble, adj. 
man′i•fest′er, n. 
man′i•fest′ly, adv. 
man′i•fest′ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. clear, distinct, unmistakable, patent, open, palpable, visible, conspicuous.
• 3. reveal, disclose, evince, evidence, demonstrate, declare, express. See display. 

Antonyms

• 1. obscure.
• 3. conceal.

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manifest / ˈmænɪˌfɛst/ adjective

1. easily noticed or perceived; obvious; plain
2. of or relating to the ostensible elements of a dream: manifest content
   Compare latent5

verb

1. (transitive) to show plainly; reveal or display
2. (transitive) to prove beyond doubt
3. (intransitive) (of a disembodied spirit) to appear in visible form

noun

1. a customs document containing particulars of a ship, its cargo, and its destination
2. a list of cargo, passengers, etc, on an aeroplane
3. a list of railway trucks or their cargo

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin manifestus plain, literally: struck with the hand, from manū with the hand + -festus struck

ˈmaniˌfestable adjective

ˈmaniˌfestly adverb