aphorism

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

To speak or write aphorisms.

Synonyms

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

Translations

aphorisme

aforismo

Aphorismus

aforisma

aforisme

aforismo

aforisme

απόφθεγμα

spreuk

kernspreuk

αφορισμός

vecize

özdeyiş

prolóquio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæf.ə.ɹɪ.zəm/

Etymology

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”).