apodeictic

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) Affording proof; demonstrative.
2. (not-comparable) Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain.
3. (not-comparable) Of the characteristic feature of a proposition that is necessary (or impossible): perfectly certain (or inconceivable) or incontrovertibly true (or false); self-evident.

Synonyms

apodictic

assured

bankable

certain

confident

definite

imperative

indispensable

necessary

obligatory

requisite

safe

secure

sure

unambiguous

unanswerable

unchallengeable

unchallenged

uncontested

undeniable

undisputed

unequivocal

univocal

unmistakable

unopposed

unquestioned

unargumentative

unopposable

Translations

apodictique

apodictisch

apodíctico

apodítico

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌapəˈdaɪk.tɪk/

Etymology

Cognate with Latin: apodicticus

In summary

From Ancient Greek ἀποδεικτικός (apodeiktikós). Compare Latin apodicticus.