- self-evident
- Not a very useful philosophical term, since what is evident by itself to one person, may not be so to another. See also a priori/a posteriori, myth of the given.
Philosophy dictionary. Academic. 2011.
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self-evident — adj formal clearly true and needing no more proof = ↑obvious ▪ self evident truths it is self evident (that) ▪ It is self evident that childhood experiences influence our adult behaviour … Dictionary of contemporary English
Self-evident — Self ev i*dent, a. Evident without proof or reasoning; producing certainty or conviction upon a bare presentation to the mind; as, a self evident proposition or truth. {Self ev i*dent*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-evident — 1680s, from SELF (Cf. self) + EVIDENT (Cf. evident). First attested in Locke s Essay Concerning Human Understanding … Etymology dictionary
self-evident — [self′ev′i dənt] adj. evident without need of proof or explanation self evidently adv … English World dictionary
self-evident — adjective obvious, and therefore not needing any explanation ╾ ,self evidently adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
self-evident — / self explanatory [adj] obvious apparent, axiomatic, clear, comprehensible, incontrovertible, inescapable, manifest, patently true, plain, prima facie, undeniable, understandable, unmistakable, unquestionable, visible; concepts 529,548 Ant.… … New thesaurus
self-evident — index apparent (perceptible), axiomatic, certain (positive), clear (apparent), coherent ( … Law dictionary
self-evident — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not needing to be demonstrated or explained; obvious … English terms dictionary
self-evident — ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ A fact or situation that is self evident is so obvious that there is no need for proof or explanation. It is self evident that we will never have enough resources to meet the demand... The implications for this country… … English dictionary
self-evident — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ by no means ▪ These ideas were by no means self evident when they were first sugg … Collocations dictionary
self-evident — adjective clearly true and needing no more proof; obvious (1): self evident truths … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
