truism
pronunciation
How to pronounce truism in British English:
UK [ˈtru:ɪzəm]
How to pronounce truism in American English:
US [ˈtruˌɪzəm]
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- Noun:
- an obvious truth
Word Origin
- truism (n.)
- "self-evident truth," 1708, from true (adj.) + -ism; first attested in Swift.
Example
- 1. Of course this is a perfect example of truism .
- 2. On one level , this is simply a truism .
- 3. It is a truism that scientists know more about the surface of mars than they do about the surface of the earth , but it is also true .
- 4. The truism that banking is a confidence game barely needs repeating .
- 5. It has become a truism , buttressed by the hard realities of economic performance , that the 21st century will belong to asia .