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self-evident

[ self-ev-i-duhnt, self- ]

adjective

  1. evident in itself without proof or demonstration; axiomatic.

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self-evident

adjective

  1. containing its own evidence or proof without need of further demonstration
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ-ˈ𱹾Գ, noun
  • ˌ-ˈ𱹾Գٱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • -i·Գ noun
  • -i·Գ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-evident1

First recorded in 1665–75
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But at the heart of the battle was a more philosophical question, one with an answer that should be self-evident: Is it possible to "respect" someone while trying to erase their existence?

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They only gain a semblance of self-evident truth through age and familiarity, as the legend of John Frum illustrates.

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South Africa's former ambassador to the US has told the BBC it was "self-evident" that there was racism within the Trump administration.

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“The ‘self-evident’ truths listed in the Declaration of Independence and the key provisions of the U.S.

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Both men walked away from religion in their youth, although some of those early experiences have clearly stayed with them — the parallels between faith and art self-evident if one wants to look for them.

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