The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GNOME , but the solution may also be ADAGE which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in CrossSynergy).
Aphorism crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GNOME | 33 % | 5 |
| MAXIM | 18 % | 5 |
| SAW | 15 % | 3 |
| ADAGE | 15 % | 5 |
| MOTTO | 6 % | 5 |
| SAYING | 6 % | 6 |
| PROVERB | 3 % | 7 |
| MORAL | 3 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Aphorism
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- apothegm
- apophthegm
- saying
- motto
- maxim
- epigram
- truism
- dictum
- proverb
- adage
- axiom
- witticism
Crossword Answer definitions
GNOME noun- A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying.
- (magic, Rosicrucianism) An elemental (spirit or corporeal creature associated with a classical element) associated with earth.
- (fantasy literature) One of a race of imaginary human-like beings, usually depicted as short and typically bearded males, who inhabit the inner parts of the earth and act as guardians of mines, mineral treasure, etc.; in modern fantasy literature, when distinguished from dwarves, gnomes are usually even smaller than dwarves and more focussed on engineering than mining.
- A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.
- The northern pygmy owl, Glaucidium gnoma, a small owl of the western United States.
- A small statue of a dwarf-like character, often bearded, placed in a garden.
- An upper atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a compact blue starter.
- A banker, especially a secretive international one.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result GNOME
- Subterranean dweller
- Impish being
- Dwarflike fellow
- Elf's cousin
- Garden decoration
- Lifeless garden dweller
- Underground dwarf
- Middle-earth dwarf
- Travelocity mascot
- Figure in a garden
More clues leading to the result MAXIM
- Principle
- Words to live by
- Gorki's adage?
- Nugget of wisdom
- Sage saying
- Saw
- Proverbial truth
- "There's no I in team," for one
- Adage
- Axiom
More clues leading to the result SAW
- Byword
- Observed
- __ wood (snore)
- __-toothed (jagged)
- Circular, for one
- Adage
- Trite saying
- Ice sculptor's need
- Wood cutter
- Gruesome franchise of 2004-2010
More clues leading to the result ADAGE
- Axiom
- Proverb
- Saying
- Words of wisdom
- Erasmus' saying
- Pithy saying
- Saw
- General truth
- Proverbial saying
- "Out of sight, out of mind," for example
More clues leading to the result MOTTO
- "Live free or die," e.g.
- Words on a seal
- The living word?
- "Be prepared," e.g.
- Words to live by
- Coat of arms inscription
- "Semper fidelis," e.g.
- Seal inscription
- Coat-of-arms line
- "The Union" in Oregon, e.g.
More clues leading to the result SAYING
- Saw
- "As I was ___..."
- "That's life," e.g.
- Words of wisdom
- "As I was __..."
- Proverb
- Adage
- Voicing
- Adage.
- Confucian aphorism.
More clues leading to the result PROVERB
- Pithy saying
- Adage
- Saw
- See 27-Across
- Words from the wise
- "Waste not, want not," e.g.
- "Ignorance is bliss," e.g.
- Words of wisdom
- "The wisdom of many and the wit of one": Russell
- Words to the wise