axiomatic
/ˌæk.si.əˈmæt.ɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Relating to or containing axioms.
Example Sentences
- "The students nodded, emphatically agreeing with a statement which upwards of sixty-two thousand repetitions in the dark had made them accept, not merely as true, but as axiomatic, self-evident, utterly indisputable."
- "It is axiomatic that the "physical entry of the home is the chief evil against which the wording of the Fourth Amendment is directed.""
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀξιωμᾰτικός (axiōmătikós, “employing logical propositions”), from ἀξίωμα (axíōma, “self-evident principle”) + -ικός (-ikós, “of or pertaining to, -ic”), equivalent to axiom + -atic.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ἀξιωμᾰτικός
Inflected Forms
more axiomatic (comparative)
most axiomatic (superlative)