Other more specific terms, with obvious meaning, such as "blast hardening" are used.

They waded on for some time, while their surroundings rose and fell without any obvious meaning or purpose.

It does not matter that the absurd meaning is the more natural and obvious meaning of the words.

It wasn't the only articulated moment, though, as the concert was brimming with obvious meaning.

And when the symbol had no obvious and immediate meaning?

If three suits are bid ahead of him, a double has no obvious meaning.

As he caught her obvious meaning, he felt his stomach sink even more.

Works with obvious meanings, he wrote, cease to be art.

Names with less obvious meanings are sometimes explained in the novels.

We must therefore stick to the original, obvious meaning.