self-explanatory

1. 1.

   needing no explanation

   Similarobvious

Questions about self-explanatory

What does self-explanatory mean?

self-explanatory means "needing no explanation".

How many syllables are in self-explanatory?

self-explanatory has 6 syllables: sel-f-ex-pla-na-to-ry. The stress falls on "na".

Is self-explanatory a common word?

self-explanatory is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.