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truism

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Etymology

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Fromtrue +‎-ism.

Noun

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truism (pluraltruisms)

  1. Aself-evident orobvioustruth.
    Synonyms:lapalissade,platitude
    • 2018 November 13, Kate Julian, “Why Are Young People Having So Little Sex?”, inThe Atlantic‎[1]:
      The phraseIf something exists, there is porn of it used to be a clever internet meme; now it’s atruism.
  2. Abanality orcliché.
    Synonyms:platitude;see alsoThesaurus:saying
    • 1837,L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Remembrance of the Dead”, inEthel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London:Henry Colburn, […],→OCLC,page321:
      After a little decent sorrow had been put forth for the late "severe affliction," joined with some wearifultruisms about resignation to the will of Providence, the rest of the epistle was filled up with reproofs about her ladyship's extraordinary and improper conduct in setting off without his consent!

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Translations

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self-evident or obvious truth
banality or cliché

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchtruisme.

Noun

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truism n (pluraltruisme)

  1. truism

Declension

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Declension oftruism
singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominative-accusativetruismtruismultruismetruismele
genitive-dativetruismtruismuluitruismetruismelor
vocativetruismuletruismelor
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