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self-evident

 
 
/ˌselfˈevɪdənt/ adjective

Translation

obviously true and not needing to be explained
apaçık, besbelli, meydanda, aşikâr
1907
(Definition of self-evident adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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