self-evident

self-ev·i·dent (s

-d

nt)

adj.

Requiring no proof or explanation.

self-evi·dence n.

self-evi·dent·ly adv.

self-evident

adj

containing its own evidence or proof without need of further demonstration

self-evidence n

self-evidently adv

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Adj.

self-evident - evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident"

axiomatic, taken for granted

obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors"

self-evident

adjective obvious, clear, undeniable, inescapable, written all over (something), cut-and-dried (informal), incontrovertible, axiomatic, manifestly or patently true It is self-evident that we do not have enough resources.

Translations

self-evident [ˌselfˈevɪdənt] ADJ → manifiesto, patente

self-evident [ˌsɛlfˈɛvɪd/ənt] adj → evidente, lampante

self-evident

adj self-evident [selfˈevidənt]

clear enough to need no proof It is self-evident that we need food to stay alive. vanselfsprekend بَديهي، واضِحٌ من ذاتِه очевиден samozřejmý oplagt selbstverständlich αυταπόδεικτος evidente, patente, obvio, manifiesto endastmõistetav واضح و مبرهن itsestään selvä qui va de soi מוּבָן מֵאֵלָיו स्वयंसिद्ध, स्वत: प्रमाण bjelodan, očit magától értetődő jelas sekali augljós ovvio 自明の 자명한 akivaizdus acīmredzams; pats par sevi saprotams jelas; nyata vanzelfsprekend innlysende, opplagt oczywisty por demais evidente evident очевидный samozrejmý samoumeven očigledan självklar, självfallen เห็นชัดอยู่ในตัว apaçık, besbelli 顯然的，不消說的 самоочевидний; такий, що не потребує доказів بین، روشن hiển nhiên 不言而喻的

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The suggestion we are to examine is that such: beliefs have some recognizable quality which secures their truth, and the truth of whatever is deduced from them according to self-evident principles of inference.

The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand View in context

Why, he said, we think that you are lazy, and mean to cheat us out of a whole chapter which is a very important part of the story; and you fancy that we shall not notice your airy way of proceeding; as if it were self-evident to everybody, that in the matter of women and children `friends have all things in common.

The Republic by Plato View in context

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

The Declaration of Independence by History Documents View in context

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