Home › Words › O › obnosisobnosisobnosis means observing the obvious.EtymologyCoined by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, apparently as a blend of observe + gnosis.nounObserving the obvious.e.g.“Here you will find the Instructor's Code, Obnosis and the Tone Scale and one of the best descriptions of Assist processing ever published.” — 1958, Ability, Hubbard Association of Scientologists, International, page 12Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.overobvious 64% match — Excessively obvious. vs obnosis →inobservation 63% match — Lack of observation. vs obnosis →nonobservation 61% match — Absence of observation. vs obnosis →obs 61% match — Police observation. vs obnosis →obnoxiety 59% match — obnoxiousness vs obnosis →der 58% match — Disdainful indication that something is obvious. vs obnosis →obviativity 57% match — The quality of being obviative. vs obnosis →hyperobservance 57% match — Extreme observance. vs obnosis →