maxim

Noun

1. a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
   • Synonyms
     • axiom
   • Less specific
     • saying
     • expression
     • locution
   • More specific
     • aphorism
     • apothegm
     • apophthegm
     • gnome
     • moralism
   • Related
     • axiomatic
     • aphoristic
2. English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)
   • Synonyms
     • Maxim
     • Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim
   • Is a
     • inventor
     • discoverer
     • artificer

• maxim - LookUp Noun

1. a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct the maxim that actions speak louder than words

Origin

late Middle English (denoting an axiom): from French maxime, from medieval Latin (propositio) maxima ‘largest or most important (proposition)’

Thesaurus

Noun

1. ‘You are what you eat’ is a favourite maxim

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