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self-evident (adj.)

1680s, from self- + evident. First attested in Locke's "Essay Concerning Human Understanding." Related: Self-evidently.

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Definitions of self-evident from WordNet

self-evident (adj.)
evident without proof or argument;
we hold these truths to be self-evident
Synonyms: axiomatic / taken for granted
From wordnet.princeton.edu

Dictionary entries near self-evident

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self-glorification

self-government

self-help

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