English noun: maxim | |||
1. | maxim (communication) a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits | ||
Synonyms | axiom | ||
Broader (hypernym) | expression, locution, saying | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aphorism, apophthegm, apothegm, gnome, moralism | ||
2. | Maxim (person) English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916) | ||
Synonyms | Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim | ||
Instance hypernym | artificer, discoverer, inventor | ||