What is another word for epigrams?

Pronunciation: [ˈɛpɪɡɹˌamz] (IPA)

Epigrams, which are brief, witty, and often satirical statements, have many synonyms. Some of these include aphorisms, quips, sayings, maxims, bon mots, one-liners, proverbs, and witticisms. All of these words refer to short, clever expressions that are usually intended to make a point or to be humorous. Although each of these terms has its own distinct qualities, they are all related to epigrams in one way or another. Synonyms for epigrams can be found in poetry, literature, and everyday speech. As such, they are a vital part of the way we communicate with one another.

What are the hypernyms for Epigrams?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Epigrams

He tried to make epigrams all the time, and I got so nervous, expecting them, you know, that I spilt the tea-and he made an epigram about that!"
"Night and Day"
Virginia Woolf
He may have combined in these libelli some of the elegiac epigrams with his iambics and phalaecians, just as Martial, who regarded him as his master, did afterwards.
"The Roman Poets of the Republic"
W. Y. Sellar
If the oratorical tastes and training of the Romans make the absence of these last qualities perceptible in much both of their prose and verse, we feel the charm of their presence in the Letters of Cicero, the lighter poems of Catullus, the Epistles of Horace, the epigrams of Martial: and it was owing to the social and intellectual position of Terence that this secret of combining consummate literary grace with conversational ease and spontaneity was discovered.
"The Roman Poets of the Republic"
W. Y. Sellar

Famous quotes with Epigrams

  • Our live experiences, fixed in aphorisms, stiffen into cold epigrams. Our heart's blood, as we write it, turns to mere dull ink.
    F. H. Bradley
  • Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.
    W. Somerset Maugham
  • Job plunges into a series of demands on and accusations of God which may be and indeed are epigrams of high intelligence, but are not noticeably patient.
    Charles Williams
  • France was a long despotism tempered by epigrams.
    Thomas Carlyle
  • Our live experiences, fixed in aphorisms, stiffen into cold epigrams. Our heart's blood, as we write it, turns to mere dull ink.
    F. H. Bradley

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