self-evident

[ self-ev-i-duhnt, self- ]
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adjective
  1. evident in itself without proof or demonstration; axiomatic.

Origin of self-evident

1
First recorded in 1665–75

Other words for self-evident

Other words from self-evident

  • self-ev·i·dence, noun
  • self-ev·i·dent·ly, adverb

Words Nearby self-evident

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How to use self-evident in a sentence

  • Without a knowledge of this it is self-evident that no practical estimate of expense to be incurred could possibly be made.

    Asbestos | Robert H. Jones
  • This quality of our prayer needs no lengthy explanation; its application to prayer is self-evident.

  • This has attained to the scientist, and to many non-scientists, the level of a self-evident proposition.

    Man And His Ancestor | Charles Morris
  • But New Zealanders find the falsehood of this proposition self-evident.

    The Analysis of Mind | Bertrand Russell
  • It was such a self-evident statement that Patty did not reply.

British Dictionary definitions for self-evident

self-evident

adjective
  1. containing its own evidence or proof without need of further demonstration

Derived forms of self-evident

  • self-evidence, noun
  • self-evidently, adverb

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