aphorismus

A1P3H4O1R1I1S1M3U1S1

noun

A figure of speech that questions whether a word is properly used, as in "How can you call yourself a man?".

OriginLatin aphorismus →
Scrabble 17
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounaphorismus (plural aphorismi)

plural aphorismi

  1. rhetoricA figure of speech that questions whether a word is properly used, as in "How can you call yourself a man?".

Origin

  1. Latinaphorismus
  2. Englishaphorismus

From Latin aphorismus, though the meaning is closer to Ancient Greek ᾰ̓φορῐσμός (ăphorĭsmós).

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

aphorismus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphorismus

MLA

“aphorismus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphorismus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aphorismus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphorismus.

Source: aphorismus on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.