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Showing words for APHORISM using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Aphorism

aphorism, morphias

7 Letter Words for Aphorism

amorphi, mohairs, morphia, orphism, rampish, rompish

6 Letter Words for Aphorism

amorph, haoris, harims, hirmos, homrai, ihrams, mahsir, maoris, marish, mishap, mohair, mohria, mopish, morias, morish, morphs, omrahs, parish, pashim, pharos, phasor, phoria, poisha, porism, primas, primos, raphis, rhapis, romish, ropish, shamir, shrimp, somrai, sophia

5 Letter Words for Aphorism

amish, amphi, aphis, apios, apish, apism, arish, aroph, ashir, hairs, haori, harim, harms, haros, harps, hoars, hopis, horas, ihram, impar, mairs, maori, maris, maros, marsh, mashi, mohar, mohrs, moira, moras, moria, morph, ohias, omrah, opahs, ophir, pahmi, pahos, pairs, paris, parsi, pashm, pasmo, pharm, pharo, phasm, pimas, pismo, poria, prahm, prams, praos, priam, prima, primo, prims, prism, proas, proms, psoai, psora, ramis, ramps, rimas, roams, romas, romps, roshi, sampi, sapir, sapor, sarip, sarpo, sharp, shram, shrap, shrip, simar, sirop, soapi, sophi, sopra, spahi, spair, sparm, spira, spiro

4 Letter Words for Aphorism

aims, airs, amis, amor, amos, amps, apio, apis, aris, arms, asio, asop, asor, hair, hami, hams, haps, harm, haro, harp, hasp, himp, hims, hips, hiro, hoar, hoas, hopi, hops, hora, hors, hosp, imps, ipso, mair, maoi, mapo, maps, mari, maro, mars, mash, mhos, mias, mips, miro, mirs, miso, moas, moha, mohr, moir, moph, mops, mora, mors, mosh, oars, ohia, ohms, opah, opai, oras, osar, osha, pahi, paho, pahs, pair, pais, pams, pari, pars, pash, pasi, paso, phar, phis, phos, pias, pima, pirs, pisa, pish, piso, poas, poha, pohs, pois, poms, posh, pram, prao, prim, prio, proa, prom, pros, psha, psia, rahs, rais, rami, ramp, rams, raps, rash, rasp, rhos, rias, rima, rims, ripa, rips, risp, roam, roma, romp, roms, rosa, saim, saip, sair, samh, sami, samp, sapo, sari, sham, shap, shia, shim, ship, shir, shmo, shop, shor, shri, siam, sima, simp, smir, soam, soap, soar, soir, soma, soph, sora, sori, spam, spar, spor

3 Letter Words for Aphorism

ahi, aho, ahs, aim, air, ais, ami, amp, aor, aph, apr, arm, ars, ash, asp, ham, hao, hap, has, hia, him, hip, hir, his, hmo, hoa, hoi, hom, hop, hor, hos, hrs, iao, ihp, ihs, imo, imp, ios, iph, ipm, ipo, ipr, ips, ira, irs, ish, ism, iso, mao, map, mar, mas, mho, mia, mir, mis, moa, moi, mop, mor, mos, mph, mri, mrs, msh, oam, oar, oas, ohm, ohs, ois, oms, opa, ops, ora, ors, osi, pah, pam, par, pas, phi, pho, phr, pia, pir, pis, pms, poa, poh, poi, pom, por, pos, pro, prs, psi, rah, rai, ram, rap, ras, rha, rho, ria, rim, rio, rip, rms, roi, rom, ros, rpm, rps, sah, sai, sam, sao, sap, sar, sha, shi, sho, shp, shr, sim, sip, sir, sma, som, sop, spa, sri

Definitions for Aphorism

[1] a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, as “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” (Lord Acton).
[2] a short pithy saying expressing a general truth; maxim

Words related to Aphorism

proverb, adage, dictum, axiom, maxim, saying, truism, apothegm, rule, precept, moral, saw

Words nearby Aphorism

aphid, aphid lion, aphis, aphonia, aphonic, aphorism, aphorist, aphoristic, aphorize, aphotic, aphrasia

Origin of Aphorism

1520–30; French aphorisme < Late Latin aphorismus < Greek aphorismós definition, equivalent to aphor(ízein ) to define (see aphorize) + -ismos -ism

Words that may be confused with Aphorism

adage, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, maxim, proverb

Other words from Aphorism

aph·o·ris·mic , aph·o·ris·mat·ic [af-uh -riz-mat -ik] /ˌæf ə rɪzˈmæt ɪk/ , adjective

Word origin for Aphorism

C16: from Late Latin aphorismus, from Greek aphorismos definition, from aphorizein to define, set limits to, from horos boundary

Synonyms for Aphorism

adage, axiom, dictum, maxim, proverb, apothegm, moral, precept, rule, saw, saying, truism