truism


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
truism/ˈtruːɪzəm/
noun
  • 1 a statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting.
  • 2 Logic a proposition that states nothing beyond what is implied by any of its terms.
– derivatives
truistic /-ˈɪstɪk/ adjective.
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