Aphorism (n.) |
A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters. |
Aphorism |
Figure of speech |
Aphorism Synonyms |
Apothegm, Apophthegm |
Aphorism |
Spanish Translation |
Aphorism in Spanish is Aforismo |
Tagalog Translation |
Aphorism in Tagalog is Talinghaga |
Example Sentence (Quote) "An aphorism can never be the whole truth; it is either a half-truth or a truth-and-a-half." - Karl Kraus |
Example Sentence (Quote) "An aphorism is a generalization of sorts, and our present-day writers seem more at home with the particular." - Generalization |
Example Sentence (Quote) " Francis Bacon, Novum Organum (1620), Aphorism 41" - Understanding |
Example Sentence (Quote) " Francis Bacon, Novum Organum (1620), Aphorism 43" - Understanding |
Example Sentence (Quote) " Francis Bacon, Novum Organum (1620), Aphorism 47" - Understanding |