maxim

maxim

noun

Definition of MAXIM

an often stated observation regarding something from common experience <it's a common maxim that “a watched pot never boils,” but that's not literally true>

Synonyms adage, aphorism, apothegm, byword, epigram, maxim, proverb, saw, sententia, word

Related Words bromide, cliché (also cliche), commonplace, platitude, wheeze; expression, felicity; axiom, motto, precept, truism, truth; formula; comment, note, reflection, remark