"self-evidence" meaning in English

See self-evidence in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From self- + evidence. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|evidence}} self- + evidence Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} self-evidence (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being self-evident. Tags: uncountable Translations (the quality of being self-evident): очеви́дност (očevídnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 不言而喻 (bùyán'éryù) (Chinese Mandarin), duidelijkheid [feminine] (Dutch), vanzelfsprekendheid [feminine] (Dutch), itsestäänselvyys (Finnish), Selbstverständlichkeit [feminine] (German), ovvietà [feminine] (Italian), înțelegere de la sine [feminine] (Romanian), очеви́дность (očevídnostʹ) [neuter] (Russian)
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