maxim
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman maxime and Middle French maxime, from Late Latin maxima (“axiom”), noun use of the feminine singular form of Latin maximus (apparently as used in the phrase prōpositiō maxima (“greatest premise”)). Doublet of maxima.
Noun
maxim (plural maxims)
- (now rare) A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule.
- A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.
- 1776, Wealth of Nations, archived from the original on 26 June 2008, page 768:
- In every age and country of the world men must have attended to the characters, designs, and actions of one another, and many reputable rules and maxims for the conduct of human life, must have been laid down and approved of by common consent.
- 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. , volume I, London: Henry Colburn, , published 1842, →OCLC, page 42:
- It was impossible to imagine anything more cold or comfortless, while it was a task of no small dexterity to thread your way through the labyrinth of trunks, bandboxes, &c.; for it had of late years become a maxim with Lady Anne that nothing ought to be thrown or given away:...
Synonyms
- (precept, succinct statement): Synonym: aphorism, cliche, enthymeme, proverb, saying
- See also Thesaurus:saying
Derived terms
Translations
moral precept
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Etymology 2
From Sir Hiram Maxim
Noun
maxim (plural maxims)
- Alternative letter-case form of Maxim
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
maxim m inan
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References
- ^ Attested in title:Casopis pro Katolicke Duchowenstwo 1845, title:Ruch 1888, title:Květy 1895, title:Rudé květy 1904, title:Pokroková revue 1908, title:Osvěta 1916, Hurban 1929, Brom 1982
Further reading
- maxim in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- maxim in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- maxim in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English maximum, French maximum, German Maximum, Italian massimo, Russian ма́ксимум (máksimum), Spanish máximo. Regarded as a shortened form of maxime.
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Adverb
maxim
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Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
maxim m or n (feminine singular maximă, masculine plural maximi, feminine and neuter plural maxime)
Noun
maxim n (plural maxime or maximuri)
Declension
Declension of maxim
References
- maxim in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Swedish
Noun
maxim c
- a maxim (precept)
Declension
| Declension of maxim | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | maxim | maximen | maximer | maximerna |
| Genitive | maxims | maximens | maximers | maximernas |