Self-evident

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  self-evident
       adj : evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we
             hold these truths to be self-evident" [syn: {axiomatic},
              {taken for granted(p)}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  59 Moby Thesaurus words for "self-evident":
     absolute, actual, admitting no question, apparent, axiomatic,
     clear, clear as crystal, clear-cut, confirmable, crystal-clear,
     definite, demonstrable, demonstratable, discernible, distinct,
     evident, explicit, express, factual, historical, inappealable,
     incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable,
     inescapable, irrefragable, irrefutable, manifest, noticeable,
     observable, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, perceivable,
     perceptible, perspicuous, plain, plain as day, provable,
     proverbial, real, seeable, self-explaining, self-explanatory,
     tangible, testable, to be seen, true, unanswerable, unconfutable,
     undeniable, unimpeachable, unmistakable, unquestionable,
     unrefutable, verifiable, visible