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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, catchphrase, catchword, dictum, epithet, gnome, gnomic saying, handle, maxim, motto, nickname, precept, proverb, saw, shibboleth, slogan, standing joke |
| Main Entry: | moral |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lesson, proverb |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, dictum, epigram, gnome, maxim, meaning, message, moralism, motto, point, precept, rule, saw, saying, sermon, significance, truism |
| Notes: | moral (noun) means the lesson or principle of a story or event - (adjective) relating to lessons or principles of right and wrong; morale is a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose or the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed |
| Main Entry: | proverb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying referring to common fact, knowledge |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, byword, catch phrase, daffodil, dictum, epigram, folk wisdom, gnome, maxim, moral, motto, platitude, precept, repartee, saw, text, truism, witticism, word |
| Main Entry: | saying |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | maxim, proverb |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, byword, dictum, epigram, motto, precept, saw, statement, truism |
| Main Entry: | wise saying |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | words of wisdom |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, apophthegm, apothegm, dictum, gnome, maxim, moral, precept, proverb, saw, saying, witticism |
| Main Entry: | saw |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | proverb |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, byword, catch phrase, daffodil, dictum, epigram, folk wisdom, gnome, maxim, moral, motto, platitude, precept, repartee, saying, text, truism, witticism, word* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | Maxim. |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
maxim, aphorism; apothegm, apophthegm; dictum, saying, adage, saw, proverb; sentence, mot, motto, word, byword, moral, phylactery, protasis., axiom, theorem, scholium, truism, postulate., reflection (idea); conclusion (judgment); golden rule (precept); principle, principia; profession of faith (belief); settled principle, formula., wise maxim, sage maxim, received maxim, admitted maxim, recognized maxim; true saying, common saying, hackneyed saying, trite saying, commonplace saying.
-adjectives
aphoristic, proverbial, phylacteric; axiomatic, gnomic.
-adverbs
as the saying is, as they say.
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| Antonyms: | absurdity |
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