self-evident \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷\adjective : evident without proof or argument : producing conviction on a bare presentation or statement < we hold these truths to be self-evident — U.S. Declaration of Independence > • self-evidently\(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\adverb