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self-evident - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'self-evident' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Self-evident [ a.]
- Evident without proof or reasoning; producing certainty or conviction upon a bare presentation to the mind; as, a self-evident proposition or truth.

Meaning of 'self-evident' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . self-evident [ s]
Meaning (1):
- evident without proof or argument
Example in sentence:
  • an axiomatic truth;
  • we hold these truths to be self-evident