self-evident
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self-ev·i·dent
(sĕlf′ĕv′ĭ-dənt)adj.
Requiring no proof or explanation.
self′-ev′i·dence n.
self′-ev′i·dent·ly adv.
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self-evident
adj
containing its own evidence or proof without need of further demonstration
ˌself-ˈevidence n
ˌself-ˈevidently adv
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self`-ev′ident
adj.
evident in itself without proof or demonstration; axiomatic.
[1665–75]
self`-ev′idently, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | self-evident - evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident" obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors" |
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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.
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self-evident
(selfˈevidənt) adjective clear enough to need no proof. It is self-evident that we need food to stay alive.
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