principle

Meaning of principle

noun
  1. A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.
    We need some sort of principles to reason from.
  2. A rule used to choose among solutions to a problem.
    The principle of least privilege holds that a process should only receive the permissions it needs.
  3. (sometimes pluralized) Moral rule or aspect.
    I don't doubt your principles.
  4. A rule or law of nature, or the basic idea on how the laws of nature are applied.
    Bernoulli's Principle
  5. A fundamental essence, particularly one producing a given quality.
    Many believe that life is the result of some vital principle.
  6. A beginning.
  7. A source, or origin; that from which anything proceeds; fundamental substance or energy; primordial substance; ultimate element, or cause.
  8. An original faculty or endowment.

verb

To equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain principles; to impress with any tenet or rule of conduct.

Information about principle

  • The plural form of principle is: principles.
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Hyphenation of principle

prin-ci-ple

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • principle is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

principle synonyms

Meaning rule:

rule

Meaning precept:

precept

Meaning rationale:

rationale

Meaning :

tenet

Translation of principle

Words that rhyme with principle

Disciple, Principle, antiprinciple, condisciple, counterprinciple, disciple, exciple, manciple, participle, unprinciple, diple, Niple, maniple, griple, triple, Siple, equimultiple, multiple, nonmultiple, submultiple, tiple, swiple

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