Truism

  • 21truism — n. Axiom, self evident truth, evident proposition, necessary truth …

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  • 22truism — noun (C) a statement that is clearly true, so that there is no need to say it: His speech was just a collection of clichés and truisms. truly / tru:li/ adverb (+ adj/adv) 1 used to emphasize that the way you are describing something is really… …

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  • 23truism — n axiom, truth, verity, fact; commonplace, cliché , platitude, bromide; aphorism, apothegm, gnome, maxim …

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  • 24truism — tru·ism …

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  • 25truism — tru•ism [[t]ˈtru ɪz əm[/t]] n. a self evident, obvious truth, esp. a cliché • Etymology: 1700–10 tru•is′tic, adj …

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  • 26truism — /ˈtruɪzəm / (say troohizuhm) noun a self evident, obvious truth. {tru(e) + ism} –truistic /truˈɪstɪk/ (say trooh istik), truistical /truˈɪstɪkəl/ (say trooh istikuhl), adjective …

  • 27truism — s ( en, er) banalitet, självklarhet …

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  • 28truism — n. 1 an obviously true or hackneyed statement. 2 a proposition that states nothing beyond what is implied in any of its terms. Derivatives: truistic adj …

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  • 29truisme — [ tryism ] n. m. • 1829; angl. truism, de true « vrai » ♦ Vérité d évidence. ⇒ banalité, évidence, lapalissade, tautologie. ● truisme nom masculin (anglais truism, de true, vrai) Vérité banale, si évidente qu elle ne mériterait pas d être énoncée …

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  • 30commonplace — n Commonplace, platitude, truism, bromide, cliche mean an idea or expression lacking in originality or freshness. A commonplace is a stock idea or expression which is frequently little more than the obvious, conventional, and easy thing to think… …

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