truism
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.tru·ism
noun \ˈtrü-ˌi-zəm\Definition of TRUISM
: an undoubted or self-evident truth; especially : one too obvious for mention
— tru·is·tic \trü-ˈis-tik\ adjective
See Examples of TRUISM
- <ended his letter with the overused truism, “You can't win them all!”>
First Known Use of TRUISM
1708
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Rhymes with TRUISM
abysm, ageism, autism, baalism, baptism, Birchism, bossism, bruxism, Buddhism, casteism, centrism, charism, Chartism, classism, cubism, cultism, czarism, deism, dwarfism, faddism, fauvism, Gaullism, Grecism, Hobbism, holism, Jainism, Klanism, leftism, lyrism, Mahdism, Maoism, Marxism, monism, mutism, Nazism, nudism, Orphism, priggism, purism, Ramism, rightism, sadism, Saivism, sapphism, Scotism, sexism, Shaktism, Shiism, Sikhism, simplism, snobbism, sophism, statism, Sufism, tachism, Tantrism, Taoism, theism, Thomism, tourism, tropism, Turkism, verism, Whiggism, Yahwism
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