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self-evident
[ self-ev-i-duhnt, self- ]
adjective
- evident in itself without proof or demonstration; axiomatic.
Synonyms: self-explanatory, obvious
self-evident
adjective
- containing its own evidence or proof without need of further demonstration
Derived Forms
- ˌself-ˈevidence, noun
- ˌself-ˈevidently, adverb
Other Words From
- self-evi·dence noun
- self-evi·dent·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-evident1
Example Sentences
And besides, as a nation, we hold this truth to be self-evident: resolutions are made to be broken.
Once you begin to pick up on these things, the preposterousness of “beefing up security” becomes worryingly self-evident.
In the meantime, certain rules of thumb about drone use are self-evident.
In this, the smart Republican response is self-evident: Get behind a comprehensive reform bill posthaste.
Let me spare you the reading time: He never satisfactorily responds to that question, but then again, the answer is self-evident.
Without a knowledge of this it is self-evident that no practical estimate of expense to be incurred could possibly be made.
This quality of our prayer needs no lengthy explanation; its application to prayer is self-evident.
This has attained to the scientist, and to many non-scientists, the level of a self-evident proposition.
But New Zealanders find the falsehood of this proposition self-evident.
It was such a self-evident statement that Patty did not reply.
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