apophthegm

Noun

1. a short pithy instructive saying
   • Synonyms
     • aphorism
     • apothegm
   • Less specific
     • maxim
     • axiom
   • Related
     • aphoristic
     • apothegmatic
     • epigrammatic
     • apothegmatic
     • apothegmatical
     • apothegmatic
     • apothegmatical
     • aphoristic
     • apothegmatic
     • epigrammatic
     • axiomatic
     • aphoristic
     • aphorist
     • aphorize
     • aphorise
     • aphorize
     • aphorise

• apophthegm - LookUp Noun

1. a concise saying or maxim; an aphorism the apophthegm ‘tomorrow is another day’

Origin

mid 16th century: from French apophthegme or modern Latin apothegma, from Greek, from apophthengesthai ‘speak out’