principle

Other forms of principle

plural

principles·

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 principle

What does principle mean?

principle means "a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in principle?

principle has 3 syllables: prin-ci-ple. The stress falls on "prin". In IPA it is /ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/.

What is another word for principle?

Close synonyms include rule, rule, precept, rationale. 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 principle a common word?

principle is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with principle?

1 word rhymes with principle. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.