Wednesday, 7 May 2014

Axiomatic

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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