self-explanatory

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsɛlfɪkˈsplænətəri/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(self′ik splan′ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē, self′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈself-exˈplan•a•to•ry,  adj. 
  1. needing no explanation;
    obvious.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
self-ex•plan•a•to•ry  (self′ik splan′ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē, self′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. explaining itself; needing no explanation;
    obvious.
Also, self-ex•plain•ing  (self′ik splā′ning, self′-).USA pronunciation 
  • 1895–1900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
self-explanatory, (less commonly)self-explaining
  1. understandable without explanation; self-evident
'self-explanatory' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
over - self - self-evident

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