Definition of truism Truism

/tɹuˈɪzʌm/ - [truizum] - tru•ism

We found 7 definitions of truism from 6 different sources.

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What does truism mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: truisms

truism - an obvious truth
  true statement, truth a fact that has been verified; "at last he knew the truth"; "the truth is that he didn't want to do it"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • truism (n.)
    An undoubted or self-evident truth; a statement which is pliantly true; a proposition needing no proof or argument; -- opposed to falsism.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • truism
    An obvious truth.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • truism
    trōō′izm, n. a plain or self-evident truth.—adj. Truismat′ic

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