self-explanatory
[ self-ik-splan-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, self- ]
/ ˈsɛlf ɪkˈsplæn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˌsɛlf- /
adjective
explaining itself; needing no explanation; obvious.
Also
self-ex·plain·ing
[self-ik-spley-ning, self-] /ˈsɛlf ɪkˈspleɪ nɪŋ, ˌsɛlf-/.
Origin of self-explanatory
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby self-explanatory
self-excited,
self-exculpatory,
self-executing,
self-exile,
self-existent,
self-explanatory,
self-expression,
self-feed,
self-feeder,
self-fertile,
self-fertilization
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British Dictionary definitions for self-explanatory
self-explanatory
less commonly self-explaining
adjective
understandable without explanation; self-evident