SELF-EVIDENT


Meaning of SELF-EVIDENT in English

ˌself-ˈevident BrE AmE adjective formal

clearly true and needing no more proof SYN obvious :

self-evident truths

it is self-evident (that)

It is self-evident that childhood experiences influence our adult behaviour.

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THESAURUS

▪ obvious something that is obvious is very easy to notice or understand – used especially when you are surprised that other people cannot notice it:

There is an obvious connection between the two murders.

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It was obvious that something was wrong.

▪ clear easy to notice that something is true, so that you feel sure about it and have no doubts:

It was clear to me that my father was dying.

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There are clear signs of an economic recovery.

▪ noticeable very easy to notice, especially because you can see, hear, smell, or feel something:

Steroid drugs cause a noticeable change in someone’s behaviour.

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Road noise tends to be more noticeable in certain weather conditions.

▪ conspicuous very easy to notice, because of being different from things around them:

a conspicuous white spot on the bird’s wings

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She tried to make herself look less conspicuous.

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Don’t leave your valuables in a conspicuous place.

▪ unmistakable extremely obvious, so that you cannot possibly confuse something with something else:

the unmistakable sound of gunfire

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The flower’s scent is unmistakable.

▪ self-evident formal facts, ideas etc that are self-evident are obvious and true, although some people may not accept them or know about them:

The facts in this case are self-evident and cannot be denied.

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We hold these truths to be self-evident (=we believe that they obvious and true – from the American Declaration of Independence) .

▪ blatant use this about something that someone does which is clearly bad, but which they do not seem to be ashamed of:

a blatant lie

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The bill is a blatant attempt to limit our right to free speech.

▪ can tell to know that something must be true because you can see signs that show this:

Even though it was dark, she could tell it was him.

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How can you tell if you’ve broken your arm?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.