self-evidence

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas
US /ˌsɛlfˈɛvɪdəns/ UK /ˌsɛlfˈɛvɪdəns/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the quality of being evident without proof

    The argument rests on the supposed self-evidence of the premise.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the quality of being... obviousnessaxiomaticity
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Related forms self-evidentevidence

Etymology

From self- + evidence.

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