Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-evidence

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables: self--ev-i-dence
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being self-evident.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

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.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does self-evidence mean?: The quality of being self-evident.
Where does self-evidence come from?: 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.

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