truism
/ˈtruːɪzəm/noun
उच्चारण ट्रूइज़म
स्वयंसिद्ध सत्य, घिसी-पिटी सच्चाई
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a statement that is clearly true and does not therefore add anything interesting or important to a discussion
स्वयंसिद्ध सत्य, घिसी-पिटी सच्चाई
- It is a truism that hard work leads to success.
- 'Time is money' is a truism that most people ignore.
- It is a truism that practice makes perfect.
+ 2 more examples
- The speaker ended with the truism that honesty is the best policy.
- To say that health is wealth is a truism, but people forget it.
Synonyms platitude cliché commonplace axiom self-evident truth
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
platitude cliché commonplace axiom self-evident truth
AaSpelling
tru·ism
With the e of true dropped (not 'trueism').
true का e हटकर ('trueism' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep apart truism (an obvious truth) and altruism (unselfishness).
Truism (स्पष्ट सत्य) और altruism (निःस्वार्थता) को अलग रखिए।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a statement so obviously true that it hardly needs saying is a truism or platitude; a self-evident truth accepted without proof is an axiom; a short wise saying is a maxim or proverb; a saying that is overused a cliché.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: इतना स्पष्ट सच जिसे कहने की ज़रूरत न हो truism या platitude; बिना प्रमाण के स्वीकार किया गया स्वयंसिद्ध सत्य axiom; छोटी बुद्धिमानी भरी उक्ति maxim या proverb; बहुत अधिक प्रयुक्त उक्ति cliché।