• (a.) Evident without proof or reasoning; producing certainty or conviction upon a bare presentation to the mind; as, a self-evident proposition or truth. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/self-evident/
Self`-ev'i·dent adjective Evident without proof or reasoning; producing certainty or conviction upon a bare presentation to the mind; as, a self-evident proposition or truth. -- Self`-ev'i*dent*ly , adverb Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/59