axiom
Meaning of axiom
noun
- a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
the axiom that sport builds character
late 15th century: from French axiome or Latin axioma, from Greek axiōma ‘what is thought fitting’, from axios ‘worthy’.
Information about axiom
- It is a name.
- The plural form of axiom is: axioms.
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Hyphenation of axiom
ax-iom
- It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
- axiom is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
axiom synonyms
Meaning maxim:
Meaning a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle:
Meaning a statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting:
Meaning a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behaviour or for a chain of reasoning:
Meaning a statement or assertion that expresses a judgement or opinion:
Meaning a thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief:
Meaning a short, pithy, commonly known expression which generally offers advice or wisdom:
Meaning a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth:
Meaning a pithy observation which contains a general truth:
Meaning a concise saying or maxim; an aphorism:
Meaning a legendary dwarfish creature supposed to guard the earth's treasures underground:
Translation of axiom
Words that rhyme with axiom
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