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self-evidence

self-evidence noun: the quality of being self-evident.

Noun

self-evidence (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being self-evident.
    • Any... man knows, that the whole is equal to all its parts, or any other maxim, and all from the same reason of self-evidence.1689, John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, IV. vii. 10

Origin of self-evidence

From self- + evidence.

Questions about self-evidence

What does self-evidence mean?
Self-evidence means the quality of being self-evident.
What part of speech is self-evidence?
Self-evidence is a noun.

Words near self-evidence in the dictionary

  1. self-evaluated
  2. self-evaluates
  3. self-evaluating
  4. self-evaluation
  5. self-evaluations
  6. self-evidence
  7. self-evidency
  8. self-evident
  9. self-evidently
  10. self-evolution
  11. self-exaltation

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