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tru·ism

[troo-iz-uhm]
noun
a self-evident, obvious truth.

Origin:
1700–10; true + -ism

tru·is·tic, tru·is·ti·cal, adjective

truism, truth.


cliché, platitude.

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Example Sentences
  • It is a truism that the stock market is a pendulum swinging between fear and greed.
  • The green movement takes as a truism that ecosystems are healthier when they contain many species of plants.
  • It is a truism that the average investor cannot beat the market after costs.
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truism (ˈtruːɪzəm)
 
n
an obvious truth; platitude
 
[C18: from true + -ism]
 
tru'istic
 
adj

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