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truism
truism
noun tru·ism \ˈtrü-ˌi-zəm\
: a true statement that is very commonly heard : a common statement that is obviously true
Full Definition of TRUISM
: an undoubted or self-evident truth; especially : one too obvious for mention
— tru·is·tic \trü-ˈis-tik\ adjective
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Examples of TRUISM
- <ended his letter with the overused truism, “You can't win them all!”>
First Known Use of TRUISM
1708
Related to TRUISM
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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