Definitions
a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Those maxims lurch through my head like rivers of lava. Those smarmy, know-it-all maxims. Trivia disguised as deeply held wisdom.”
“Again we went on, and climbed the false immensity of another ridge, when several rifles and a maxim opened upon us, and very close they were.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“General truth”5 letters
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