self-evident

Word parts

self- + evident

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Adjective

Positive self-evident

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If something is self-evident, it is clearly, obviously true. People do not need any proof to know that it is true.

   He said he wasn't rich, but his wealth became self-evident when he offered to let me ride in his private airplane.

   It is self-evident that you cannot work 20 hours a day and still have time to get enough sleep.