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self-evidence

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being self-evident.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbh-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English evidence English self-evidence From self- + evidence.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: очеви́дност (očevídnost) — the quality of being self-evident
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不言而喻 (bùyán'éryù) — the quality of being self-evident
  • Dutch: duidelijkheid — the quality of being self-evident
  • Dutch: vanzelfsprekendheid — the quality of being self-evident
  • Finnish: itsestäänselvyys — the quality of being self-evident
  • German: Selbstverständlichkeit — the quality of being self-evident
  • Italian: ovvietà — the quality of being self-evident
  • Polish: bycie zrozumiałym sam przez się — the quality of being self-evident
  • Romanian: înțelegere de la sine — the quality of being self-evident
  • Russian: очеви́дность (očevídnostʹ) — the quality of being self-evident