truism C2 Topic:Communication US /tɹuːizəm/ See IPA manual Freq #99085 Meanings 1 noun A statement that is so obviously true it hardly needs saying. It is a truism that hard work usually pays off. 2 noun An overused, unoriginal remark; a cliché. His speech was full of tired truisms about following your dreams. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a statement that is so... platitude 2 noun · an overused, unoriginal... adagemaximplatitudeproverb Word family Forms truisms Derived forms truismatic Etymology AI details From true + -ism. Topics Communication Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # truism **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /tɹuːizəm/ **Frequency rank:** 99085 ## Meanings 1. A statement that is so obviously true it hardly needs saying. 2. An overused, unoriginal remark; a cliché. ## Examples - It is a truism that hard work usually pays off. - His speech was full of tired truisms about following your dreams. ## Derived Forms - truismatic ## Etymology From true + -ism. ## AI Etymology Truism is from true + -ism. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include a statement that is so obviously true it hardly needs saying and an overused, unoriginal remark; a cliché. The wider family includes derived forms such as truismatic. ## Topics - Communication - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown