Word of the Day for Monday 5th May 2014
Axiomatic \ ak-see-uh-MAT-ik \,
adjective;
1. Pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious.
2. Aphoristic.
Quotes:
Nor is the idea of the axiomatic role-playing judgment easily
classifiable as moral or political.
-- Iris Murdoch, Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals , 1992
And so it has come to be axiomatic that a work should answer every
question it raises, that all of a work's elements should fulfil themselves.
-- John Gardner, The Art of Fiction , 1983
Origin:
Axiomatic comes from the Greek word axiō- which meant "something
worthy."
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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