truism

tru·ism (tr

A self-evident truth. See Synonyms at cliché.

tru·istic (tr

k) adj.

truism [ˈtruːɪzəm]

an obvious truth; platitude

[from true + -ism]

truistic adj

truism

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

See also: Truth and Error

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Noun

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

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

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axiom
banality
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falsity
platitude
true statement
Truismatic
Truth
Truth and Error

Before an anchor can ever be raised, it must be let go; and this perfectly obvious truism brings me at once to the subject of the degradation of the sea language in the daily press of this country.

The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context

That it was intrinsically valuable was a truism I had never questioned.

The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context

I turned this truism over in my mind as, in the frosty dawn of a January morning, I hurried down the steep and now icy street which descended from Mrs.

The Professor by Bronte, Charlotte View in context

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