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noun. The definition of a truism is a statement of an obvious truth. An example of a truism is the statement: A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do..
SYNONYMY NOTE: a platitude is a trite remark or idea, esp. one uttered as if it were novel or momentous; a , commonplace is any obvious or conventional remark or idea; a , truism is a statement whose truth is widely known and whose utterance, therefore, seems superfluous; a , clichÃ© is an expression or idea which, though once fresh and forceful, has ...