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self-evident
(self-evident)
adjective
not needing to be demonstrated or explained; obvious:
self-evident truths
[
with clause
]
:
it is self-evident that childhood experiences must have a profound effect upon our beliefs about ourselves
Derivatives
self-evidence
noun
self-evidently
adverb
Nearby Words
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self-excited
self-existent
self-explanatory
self-expression
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self-feeder
self-fertile
self-fertilization