axiom

Other forms of axiom

plural

axioms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about axiom

What does axiom mean?

axiom means "a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in axiom?

axiom has 3 syllables: ax-i-om. The stress falls on "ax". In IPA it is /ˈæksiəm/.

What is another word for axiom?

Close synonyms include maxim. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is axiom a common word?

axiom is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.