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- Dictionarytruism/ˈtruːɪz(ə)m/
noun
- 1. a statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting: "the truism that you get what you pay for"
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TRUISM definition: 1. a statement that is so obviously true that it is almost not worth saying: 2. a statement that…. Learn more.
The meaning of TRUISM is an undoubted or self-evident truth; especially : one too obvious for mention.
Truism stands for a certain kind of truth—a cliché, a platitude, something so self-evident that it is hardly worth mentioning. One can use it to accuse another writer or speaker of saying something so obvious or evident and trite that pointing it out is pointless.
TRUISM meaning: 1. a statement that is so obviously true that it is almost not worth saying: 2. a statement that…. Learn more.
A truism is a claim that is so obvious or self-evident as to be hardly worth mentioning, except as a reminder or as a rhetorical or literary device, and is the opposite of falsism.
Here's a truism for you: Only people who look up words they don't know can expand their vocabularies. Did you find that statement obvious, boring, and saying nothing new or interesting? That's the perfect description of a truism.
a statement that is clearly true and does not therefore add anything interesting or important to a discussion. It has become a truism that every woman wants to choose how she delivers her baby.
A truism is a statement that is generally accepted as obviously true and is repeated so often that it has become boring. Orpington seems an example of the truism that nothing succeeds like success.
While the word truth can occasionally be used to refer to a “truism,” since truisms are often true, the reverse—the use of truism to mean “truth”—is unwise. Truism stands for a certain kind of truth—a cliché, a platitude, something so self-evident that it is hardly worth mentioning.
While the word truth can occasionally be used to refer to a “truism,” since truisms are often true, the reverse—the use of truism to mean “truth”—is unwise. Truism stands for a certain kind of truth—a cliché, a platitude, something so self-evident that it is hardly worth mentioning.
