self-evident
Use Self-evident in a sentence
ɪ adjective
evident in itself without proof or demonstration; axiomatic.
Origin:
1665–75
1665–75
Related forms
self-ev·i·dence, noun
self-ev·i·dent·ly, adverb
Synonyms
obvious, self-explanatory.
obvious, self-explanatory.
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| self-evident | |
| —adj | |
| containing its own evidence or proof without need of further demonstration | |
| self-'evidence | |
| —n | |
| self-'evidently | |
| —adv | |
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Self-evident
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Word Origin & History
self-evident
1690, from self + evident (q.v.). First attested in Locke's "Essay Concerning Human Understanding."
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Example sentences
The ability to re-establish intimacy is self-evident.
The incongruities and hypocrisies in this position are self-evident.
To me it seems fairly self-evident that the cosmos is a seamlessly unified whole.
The rationale will contain a concise statement of the pertinent evidence sufficient to make the conclusion self-evident.
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