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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

self-explanatory en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English explanatory English self-explanatory From self- + explanatory.

Meanings

  1. Obvious, having a nature that makes it clear or that explains itself.

Forms

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more self-explanatory Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most self-explanatory Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

un-self-explanatory

Translations (35)

ru я́сный (explaining itself) · hu nyilvánvaló (explaining itself) · bg очевиден (explaining itself) · de selbstverständlich (explaining itself) · nl zelfverklarend (explaining itself) · es autoexplicativo (explaining itself) · nl voor zich sprekend (explaining itself) · fi itsestään selvä (explaining itself) · nl zich vanzelf wijzend (explaining itself) · pt autoexplicativo (explaining itself) · hu kézenfekvő (explaining itself) · cs očividný (explaining itself) · cs všeříkající (explaining itself) · ar مُفَسِّر نَفْسَهُ بِنَفْسِهِ (explaining itself) · fr évident (explaining itself) · cs samozřejmý (explaining itself) · hu egyértelmű (explaining itself) · id swatafsir (explaining itself) · de selbsterklärend (explaining itself) · fr qui va de soi (explaining itself) · pl oczywisty (explaining itself) · ru говоря́щий (explaining itself) · he מוּבָן מֵאֵלָיו (explaining itself) · it intuitivo (explaining itself) · ru самоочеви́дный (explaining itself) · es autoexplicador (explaining itself) · hu magától értetődő (explaining itself) · ar لَا يَتَطَلَّبُ تَفْسِيرًا (explaining itself) · fr qui se passe d'explication (explaining itself) · nl vanzelfsprekend (explaining itself) · ar مَفْهُوم بِذَاتِهِ (explaining itself) · pl zrozumiały samo przez się (explaining itself) · pt intuitivo (explaining itself) · fi itsensä selittävä (explaining itself) · it autoesplicativo (explaining itself)