self-explanatory

[ self-ik-splan-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, self- ]

adjective

1. explaining itself; needing no explanation; obvious.

self-explanatory

adjective

1. understandable without explanation; self-evident

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-explanatory¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Long Beach officials settled on the self-explanatory “Backyard Builders Program,” hoping a partial solution to a dearth of affordable housing lies in the unused spaces of city homeowners’ property.

From Los Angeles Times

The titles are self-explanatory - Low Self Esteem, People Pleaser, Some Things Don’t Last Forever - reflecting the chatty openness of her lyrics.

From BBC

Yet the collapse in Baltimore on Tuesday might have been avoided, some of the engineers said, if the piers were adequately equipped with blocking devices with a self-explanatory name: fenders.

From New York Times

The information required to fill out a deed of any kind is usually self-explanatory.

From Encyclopedia.com

The name itself is both alarming and self-explanatory: the death cap mushroom.

From National Geographic