/ Dictionary / Index S self-explanatory: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: self-ex•plan•a•to•ry Pronunciation: (self'ik-splan'u-tôr"ē, -tōr"ē, self"-), [key] — adj. explaining itself; needing no explanation; obvious. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: self-explanatory (Thesaurus) self-existent self-expression Related Content Daily Word Quiz: languid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language