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self-evident

[self-ev-i-duhnt, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈɛv ɪ dənt, ˈsɛlf- /


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The appeal of “Lux” is self-evident: Rosalía sings beautifully and with great feeling, she has an unerring ear for melody and texture, and musical pleasures are abundant.

From The Wall Street Journal

The soul, then, is the most basic, obvious, and self-evident truth of existence.

From The Wall Street Journal

By characterizing this belief as a “proposition,” Lincoln subtly departed from the language of the declaration, which characterized it as “self-evident.”

From The Wall Street Journal

These definitions are self-evident and somewhat tedious, but they are not alone.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yes, ordinary Americans defeated would-be emperors in the past through political participation, nonviolent confrontation, decency of comportment — and a few self-evident truths.

From Salon