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 and divides as sel-f-ex-pla-na-to-ry under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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.