aphorism

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

A concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle.

Verb

To speak or write aphorisms.

Concepten

aforisme

kernspreuk

spreuk

gezegde

idioom

spreekwoord

Synoniemen

maxim

adage

proverb

motto

saying

apothegm

dictum

epigram

gnome

apophthegm

expression

witticism

idiom

precept

gnome 2

sūtra

apophthegma

byspel

admonitions

anathema

axiom

epigraph

excommunication

formula

phrase

Proverbs

saw

🪚

sentence

wise saying

well-worded saying

Dave Duncan

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈæf.ə.ɹɪ.zəm/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle French aphorisme, from Late Latin aphorismus, from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, “pithy phrase containing a general truth”), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “I define, mark off or determine”), from ἀπό (apó, “off”) + ὁρίζω (horízō, “I divide, bound”), from ὅρος (hóros, “boundary”).