OBVERSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does obverse mean? 

• OBVERSE (noun)
  The noun OBVERSE has 2 senses:

1. the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides

2. the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design

  Familiarity information: OBVERSE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OBVERSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Context example:

the obverse of this issue

Hypernyms ("obverse" is a kind of...):

alternative; choice; option (one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("obverse" is a kind of...):

side (an extended outer surface of an object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "obverse"):

head ((usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head)

Holonyms ("obverse" is a part of...):

coin (a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money)

Antonym:

reverse (the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design)