APHORISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A short pithy instructive saying

Synonyms:

aphorism; apophthegm; apothegm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("aphorism" is a kind of...):

axiom; maxim (a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits)

Derivation:

aphorise (speak or write in aphorisms)

aphorist (someone who formulates aphorisms or who repeats aphorisms)

aphoristic (terse and witty and like a maxim)

aphoristic (containing aphorisms or maxims)

aphorize (speak or write in aphorisms)