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itsestään selvä — meaning in English

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English meaning

axiomatic adj So obviously true that it needs no proof.
banal adj So common and unoriginal that it is boring.

Senses

itsestään selvä is used for these senses in English:

a priori Self-evident, intuitively obvious.
axiomatic Self-evident or unquestionable. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
self-evident Obviously true, and requiring no proof, argument or explanation, axiomatic.
self-explanatory Obvious, having a nature that makes it clear or that explains itself.

axiomatic — full definition

adj So obviously true that it needs no proof.
adj Based on, or made up of, axioms.

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

Related Finnish words

itsestäänselvä oletusarvoinen apriorinen lähtökohtainen hypoteettinen fiktiivinen a priori apriorisesti ilmiselvä aksiomaattinen lattea itsensä selittävä