Aphorism

Noun

 * 1) An original laconic phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought.

Adjectives for Aphorism
favorite; pregnant; cynical; resounding;sparkling; hackneyed; abominable; pithy;selfish.

Thesaurus
abridgment; adage; ana; analects; apothegm; axiom; bon mot; boutade; bright idea; bright thought; brilliant idea; brocard; byword; catchword; collected sayings; conceit; crack; current saying; dictate; dictum; distich; epigram; expression; facetiae; flash of wit; flight of wit; gibe; gnome; golden saying; happy thought; maxim; moral; mot; motto; nasty crack; oracle; persiflage; phrase; pithy saying; play of wit; pleasantry; precept; prescript; proverb; proverbial saying; proverbs; quip; quips and cranks; repartee; retort; riposte; rule; sally; saw; saying; scintillation; sentence; sententious expression; sloka; smart crack; smart saying; snappy comeback; stock saying; stroke of wit; sutra; teaching; text; truism; turn of thought; verse; wisdom; wisdom literature; wise saying; wisecrack; witticism; word; words of wisdom

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:saying

Related terms

 * aphorist
 * aphoristic