Truism
['truːɪz(ə)m]
Definition
(n.) An undoubted or self-evident truth; a statement which is pliantly true; a proposition needing no proof or argument; -- opposed to falsism.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Axiom, self-evident truth, evident proposition, necessary truth.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Commonplace, platitude
ANT:Discovery, originality, paradox
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Definition
n. a plain or self-evident truth.—adj. Truismat′ic.
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Examples
- But it was a truism, a phantom, and broke down under the weight of her regret. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- This may seem to be a mere truism--saying that a being can develop only in some point in which he is undeveloped. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- To apply this method to history as if it meant only the truism that the present social state cannot be separated from its past, is one-sided. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- This remark may sound like a silly truism. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- This is an obvious truism, which however gains meaning when translated into educational equivalents. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
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