Evince   (pronounced ih-vins) verb


Definition

to show or display clearly; indicate; make manifest; to reveal the presence of (a quality, feeling, characteristic, etc.).

Main Example

  • Saddam Hussein's home town continues to evince love and loyalty for the tyrannical dictator. According to the British paper The Guardian, the inhabitants of Tikrit celebrated Saddam's 66th birthday on April 28 by decorating every street corner "with homemade shrines to him--small portraits decked with flowers."

    Workplace Examples

  • Oh, about that e-mail you will be writing to the supplier--be sure it's not wimpy. It needs to evince my extreme unhappiness at their missing the shipping deadline for the third month in a row!

  • Are you sure you want Jeff on the security committee? He has never evinced any interest or enthusiasm for this subject!

    Other Examples

  • your being pleasantly surprised to see a 19-year-old summer intern evince strong leadership skills

  • a colleague evincing a dislike for your idea by dramatically furrowing her brow

  • a boss who has never evinced appreciation of your work; someone who rarely evinces emotion

  • some leading Republican senators evincing skepticism for the White House claim that a $700 billion tax cut is necessary to revive the economy

    © 2003 V.J. Singal

    This Month's Other Words

    Illusory
    Patrimony
    Acerbic
    Vexed
    Quiescent
    Inure
    Disingenuous

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