Principle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

a rule or standard especially of good behavior

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɪnsɪpəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɪnsɪpəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɪnsɪpəl/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɪnsɪpəl/.

Examples

their principles of composition characterized all their works
a man of principle
he will not violate his principles

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

precept rule rationale

Parts of Speech

noun	a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct “their principles of composition characterized all their works”
noun	a rule or standard especially of good behavior “a man of principle”
noun	a basic truth or law or assumption “the principles of democracy”
noun	a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system “the principle of the conservation of mass”
noun	rule of personal conduct
noun	(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature) “the rationale for capital punishment”

Word Forms

ratiocinate

verb

reason methodologically and logically

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Prinzip

eine grundlegende Verallgemeinerung, die als wahr akzeptiert wird und als Grundlage für Überlegungen oder Verhaltensweisen verwendet werden kann

🇫🇷French

principe

une généralisation de base qui est acceptée comme vraie et qui peut servir de base à un raisonnement ou à une conduite

🇪🇸Spanish

principio

Una generalización básica que se acepta como verdadera y que puede usarse como base para el razonamiento o la conducta.

🇮🇹Italian

principio

una generalizzazione di base accettata come vera e che può essere utilizzata come base per il ragionamento o la condotta

🇳🇱Dutch

beginsel

een fundamentele generalisatie die als waar wordt aanvaard en die kan worden gebruikt als basis voor redeneren of gedrag

🇵🇹Portuguese

princípio

uma generalização básica que é aceita como verdadeira e que pode ser usada como base para raciocínio ou conduta

🇷🇺Russian

принцип

базовое обобщение, которое принимается за истину и может быть использовано в качестве основы для рассуждений или поведения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सिद्धांत

एक बुनियादी सामान्यीकरण जिसे सत्य के रूप में स्वीकार किया जाता है और जिसे तर्क या आचरण के आधार के रूप में उपयोग किया जा सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

নীতি

একটি মৌলিক সাধারণীকরণ যা সত্য হিসাবে গৃহীত হয় এবং এটি যুক্তি বা আচরণের ভিত্তি হিসাবে ব্যবহার করা যেতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

கொள்கை

ஒரு அடிப்படை பொதுமைப்படுத்தல் உண்மையாக ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்படுகிறது மற்றும் அது பகுத்தறிவு அல்லது நடத்தைக்கான அடிப்படையாக பயன்படுத்தப்படலாம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సూత్రం

నిజమని అంగీకరించబడిన ప్రాథమిక సాధారణీకరణ మరియు దానిని తార్కికం లేదా ప్రవర్తనకు ఆధారంగా ఉపయోగించవచ్చు

🇮🇳Marathi

तत्त्व

एक मूलभूत सामान्यीकरण जे सत्य म्हणून स्वीकारले जाते आणि ते तर्क किंवा आचरणासाठी आधार म्हणून वापरले जाऊ शकते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સિદ્ધાંત

મૂળભૂત સામાન્યીકરણ કે જે સાચું તરીકે સ્વીકારવામાં આવે છે અને તેનો ઉપયોગ તર્ક અથવા આચાર માટેના આધાર તરીકે થઈ શકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತತ್ವ

ಮೂಲಭೂತ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯೀಕರಣವನ್ನು ನಿಜವೆಂದು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅದನ್ನು ತಾರ್ಕಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಗೆ ಆಧಾರವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಬಹುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തത്വം

ഒരു അടിസ്ഥാന സാമാന്യവൽക്കരണം ശരിയാണെന്ന് അംഗീകരിക്കുകയും അത് ന്യായവാദത്തിനോ പെരുമാറ്റത്തിനോ അടിസ്ഥാനമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കാവുന്നതുമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿਧਾਂਤ

ਇੱਕ ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਸਧਾਰਣਕਰਨ ਜੋ ਸੱਚ ਵਜੋਂ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਜੋ ਤਰਕ ਜਾਂ ਆਚਰਣ ਦੇ ਅਧਾਰ ਵਜੋਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اصول

ایک بنیادی عمومیت جسے سچ کے طور پر قبول کیا جاتا ہے اور اسے استدلال یا طرز عمل کی بنیاد کے طور پر استعمال کیا جا سکتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

原则

被认为是正确的并且可以用作推理或行为基础的基本概括

🇯🇵Japanese

原理

真実として受け入れられ、推論や行動の基礎として使用できる基本的な一般化

🇰🇷Korean

원칙

사실로 받아들여지고 추론이나 행동의 기초로 사용될 수 있는 기본적인 일반화

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nguyên tắc

một sự khái quát hóa cơ bản được chấp nhận là đúng và có thể được sử dụng làm cơ sở cho lý luận hoặc hành vi

🇹🇭Thai

หลักการ

ลักษณะทั่วไปพื้นฐานที่ยอมรับว่าเป็นจริงและสามารถใช้เป็นพื้นฐานในการให้เหตุผลหรือพฤติกรรมได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

prinsip

generalisasi dasar yang diterima sebagai kebenaran dan dapat digunakan sebagai dasar penalaran atau tindakan

🇵🇭Filipino

prinsipyo

isang pangunahing paglalahat na tinatanggap bilang totoo at maaaring gamitin bilang batayan para sa pangangatwiran o pag-uugali

🇲🇾Malay

prinsip

generalisasi asas yang diterima sebagai benar dan yang boleh digunakan sebagai asas untuk penaakulan atau perlakuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مبدأ

تعميم أساسي مقبول على أنه صحيح ويمكن استخدامه كأساس للاستدلال أو السلوك

🇮🇷Persian

اصل

یک تعمیم اساسی که به عنوان درست پذیرفته شده است و می تواند به عنوان مبنایی برای استدلال یا رفتار مورد استفاده قرار گیرد

🇹🇷Turkish

prensip

Doğru olarak kabul edilen ve muhakeme veya davranışa temel olarak kullanılabilecek temel bir genelleme

🇮🇱Hebrew

עִקָרוֹן

הכללה בסיסית שמתקבלת כנכונה ושיכולה לשמש בסיס להנמקה או התנהגות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'principle'?

The primary meaning of 'principle' is 'a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct'.

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Using 'principle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'principle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'principle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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