The meaning of Truism

noun

A statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.

Usage examples:

The axiom that sport builds character

noun

The fact or condition of being banal; unoriginality.

Usage examples:

There is an essential banality to the story he tells

noun

A compound of bromine with another element or group, especially a salt containing the anion br− or an organic compound with bromine bonded to an alkyl radical.

noun

A drug used to calm people who are very unhappy or worried

Usage examples:

He took a/some bromide to calm his nerves.

noun

A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.

Usage examples:

That old cliché ‘a woman's place is in the home’

noun

An idea or expression that has been used too often and is often considered a sign of bad writing or old-fashioned thinking

Usage examples:

The story is shamelessly corny, and grownups will groan at its clichés.

adjective

Not unusual; ordinary.

Usage examples:

Unemployment was commonplace in his trade

noun

A usual or ordinary thing.

Usage examples:

Bombing has become almost a commonplace of public life there

adjective

Happening or seen frequently and so not considered special or unusual

Usage examples:

Public financing for sports stadiums has become commonplace.

noun

A short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.

Usage examples:

The maxim that actions speak louder than words

noun

A brief statement of a general truth, principle, or rule for behavior

Usage examples:

She lived by the maxim, "do right, risk consequences."

noun

A remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful.

Usage examples:

He masks his disdain for her with platitudes about how she should believe in herself more

noun

A hand tool for cutting wood or other hard materials, typically with a long, thin serrated blade and operated using a backwards and forwards movement.

Usage examples:

Mark the cut line on the board and position the saw with its blade on the line.

verb

Cut (something) using a saw.

Usage examples:

The top of each post is sawn off at railing height

verb

Past of see1.