maxim

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmæk.sɪm/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈmæk.sɪm/, /ˈmæk.səm/ === 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. ===== Synonyms ===== (precept, succinct statement): Synonym: aphorism, cliche, enthymeme, proverb, saying See also Thesaurus:saying ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== adage aphorism apophthegm === Etymology 2 === From Sir Hiram Maxim. ==== Noun ==== maxim (plural maxims) Alternative letter-case form of Maxim. == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmaksɪm] === Noun === maxim m inan (archaic) maxim ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== pořekadlo poučka pravidlo zásada === References === === Further reading === “maxim”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) “maxim”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “maxim”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Academic dictionary of foreign words] (in Czech), 1995 == Ido == === Etymology === Borrowed from English maximum, French maximum, German Maximum, Italian massimo, Russian ма́ксимум (máksimum), Spanish máximo. Regarded as a shortened form of maxime. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /makˈsim/, /maɡˈzim/ === Adverb === maxim most Antonym: minim ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === plu min == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French maxime. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmak.sim/ === Adjective === maxim m or n (feminine singular maximă, masculine plural maximi, feminine/neuter plural maxime) maximum === Noun === maxim n (plural maxime or maximuri) maximum ==== Declension ==== === References === “maxim”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Swedish == === Noun === maxim c a maxim (precept) ==== Declension ==== === References === “maxim”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “maxim”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “maxim”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)