truism (redirected from Folk truism)

tru·ism  (trzm)

n.

A self-evident truth. See Synonyms at cliché.

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tru·istic (tr-stk) adj.

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truism [ˈtruːɪzəm]

n

an obvious truth; platitude

[from true + -ism]

truistic  adj

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truism

a self-evident, obvious truth. — truistic, truistical, adj.

See also: Truth and Error

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

truism - an obvious truth                     true statement, truth - a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it" banality, cliche, commonplace, platitude, bromide - a trite or obvious remark

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truism

noun cliché, commonplace, platitude, axiom, stock phrase, trite saying the truism that nothing succeeds like success

Translations

truism [ˈtruːɪzəm] N (= well-known truth) → perogrullada f (pej) (= cliché) → tópico m

truism [ˈtruːɪzəm] n (= cliché) → truisme m, lieu m commun

truism

n (= obvious truth) → Binsenwahrheit f; (= platitude) → Plattitüde f, → Gemeinplatz m

truism [ˈtruːɪzəm] n → verità f inv lapalissiana