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- [troo-iz-uh m]
- /ˈtru ɪz əm/
- /ˈtruː.ɪ.zəm/
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- [troo-iz-uh m]
- /ˈtru ɪz əm/
Definitions of truism word
- noun truism a self-evident, obvious truth. 1
- countable noun truism A truism is a statement that is generally accepted as obviously true and is repeated so often that it has become boring. 0
- noun truism an obvious truth; platitude 0
- noun truism a statement the truth of which is obvious or well known; commonplace 0
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Origin of truism
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; true + -ism
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Parts of speech for Truism
noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
truism popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for truism
noun truism
- aphorism — An aphorism is a short witty sentence which expresses a general truth or comment.
- apophthegm — a short cryptic remark containing some general or generally accepted truth; maxim
- apothegm — a short, pithy saying (Ex.: “Brevity is the soul of wit”)
- axiom — An axiom is a statement or idea which people accept as being true.
- banality — the condition or quality of being banal, or devoid of freshness or originality: the banality of everyday life.
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