different between guideline vs maxim
guideline
English
Etymology
guide +? line
Noun
guideline (plural guidelines)
- A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.
- He considered the Ten Commandments more a guideline than a requirement.
- A plan or explanation to guide one in setting standards or determining a course of action.
- A light line, used in lettering, to help align the text.
Synonyms
- (non-specific rule): rule of thumb
- (plan or explanation): rule of thumb
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ?????? (gaidorain)
Translations
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English guideline.
Noun
guideline f (invariable)
- guideline
guideline From the web:
- what guideline relates to protein intake
- what guidelines must the courts follow
- what guideline presented in your textbook
- who guidelines for protein intake
- what is adequate protein intake
maxim
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman maxime and Middle French maxime, from Late Latin maxima (“axiom”), noun use of the feminine singular form of Latin maximus (apparently as used in the phrase pr?positi? maxima (“greatest premise”)). Doublet of maxima.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?mæk.s?m/
- (US) IPA(key): /?mæk.s?m/, /?mæk.s?m/
Noun
maxim (plural maxims)
- (now rare) A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule.
- A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.
- 1776, Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations, page 768:
- In every age and country of the world men must have attended to the characters, designs, and actions of one another, and many reputable rules and maxims for the conduct of human life, must have been laid down and approved of by common consent.
- 1776, Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations, page 768:
Synonyms
- (precept, succinct statement): Synonym: aphorism, cliche, enthymeme, proverb, saying
- See also Thesaurus:saying
Derived terms
- maxim worker
Translations
See also
- adage
- aphorism
- apophthegm
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English maximum, French maximum, German Maximum, Italian massimo, Russian ????????? (máksimum), Spanish máximo. Regarded as a shortened form of maxime.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mak?sim/, /ma??zim/
Adverb
maxim
- most
- Antonym: minim
Derived terms
See also
- plu
- min
Romanian
Etymology
From French maxime
Noun
maxim f (plural maximi)
- maximum
Declension
maxim From the web:
- what maximum
- what maximum battery capacity is bad
- what maxim replaces the seven commandments
- what maxims did boxer adopt
- what maxim do the animals adopt
- what maxim was adopted by all the animals
- what maxims do you live by
- what maxim does sarcasm flout
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