self-evident

[ self-ev-i-duhnt, self- ]

/ ˌsɛlfˈɛv ɪ dənt, ˈsɛlf- /

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adjective

evident in itself without proof or demonstration; axiomatic.

Nearby words

self-employed, self-employment, self-energizing, self-enforcing, self-esteem, self-evident, self-examination, self-excited, self-exculpatory, self-executing, self-exile

Origin of self-evident

First recorded in 1665–75

SYNONYMS FOR self-evident

obvious, self-explanatory.

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Related formsself-ev·i·dence, nounself-ev·i·dent·ly, adverb

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And besides, as a nation, we hold this truth to be self-evident: resolutions are made to be broken.
Forget the Resolutions; Try a Few Declarations|Kevin Bleyer|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In the meantime, certain rules of thumb about drone use are self-evident.
Soon We’ll Be Watching Whales By Drone|Abigail Golden|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In this, the smart Republican response is self-evident: Get behind a comprehensive reform bill posthaste.
GOP on Immigration: Short-Term Gain, but Long-Term Pain|Kristen Soltis Anderson|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Let me spare you the reading time: He never satisfactorily responds to that question, but then again, the answer is self-evident.
Adam Levine Is Off the Market… Thank God|Emily Shire|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Was writing a self-evident career early on in both your lives?
Joshua Foer: How I Write|Noah Charney|January 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And imagination reeled before their combined contemplation in the hands of these anmic and self-evident amateurs.
The Corner of Harley Street|Henry Bashford
How can a system, built upon a stout and impudent denial of self-evident truth--a system of treating men like cattle--operate?
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus|American Anti-Slavery Society
That the interpretation is taken from Gothic traditions is self-evident.
Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3|Viktor Rydberg, Ph.D.
As this proposition was self-evident, no one denied its justice.
The Deerslayer|James Fenimore Cooper
The fact that it is so well-known, is so self-evident—causes it to be overlooked.
Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Volume I (of 14)|Mississippi Historical Society

British Dictionary definitions for self-evident

self-evident

adjective

containing its own evidence or proof without need of further demonstration

Derived Formsself-evidence, nounself-evidently, adverb

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Word Origin and History for self-evident

self-evident

adj.

1680s, from self- + evident. First attested in Locke's "Essay Concerning Human Understanding." Related: Self-evidently.

self-evident

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self-evident

adjective

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