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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. evident without proof or argument;
- Example: "an axiomatic truth"
- Example: "we hold these truths to be self-evident"
[syn: axiomatic, self-evident, taken for granted(p)]

2. containing aphorisms or maxims;
- Example: "axiomatic wisdom"
[syn: axiomatic, aphoristic]

3. of or relating to or derived from axioms;
- Example: "axiomatic physics"
- Example: "the postulational method was applied to geometry"- S.S.Stevens
[syn: axiomatic, axiomatical, postulational]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Axiomatic \Ax`i*o*mat"ic\, Axiomatical \Ax`i*o*mat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to an axiom; having the nature of an axiom; self-evident; characterized by axioms. "Axiomatical truth." --Johnson. [1913 Webster] The stores of axiomatic wisdom. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

axiomatic adj 1: evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident" [syn: axiomatic, self-evident, taken for granted(p)] 2: containing aphorisms or maxims; "axiomatic wisdom" [syn: axiomatic, aphoristic] 3: of or relating to or derived from axioms; "axiomatic physics"; "the postulational method was applied to geometry"- S.S.Stevens [syn: axiomatic, axiomatical, postulational]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

68 Moby Thesaurus words for "axiomatic": absolute, actual, admitting no question, aphoristic, apparent, clear, clear as crystal, confirmable, crisp, crystal-clear, demonstrable, demonstratable, discernible, distinct, epigrammatic, evident, explicit, express, factual, formulaic, formulistic, gnomic, historical, inappealable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefragable, irrefutable, manifest, noticeable, observable, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, perceivable, perceptible, perspicuous, pithy, plain, plain as day, platitudinous, pointed, provable, proverbial, pungent, real, seeable, self-evident, self-explaining, self-explanatory, sententious, succinct, tangible, terse, testable, to be seen, unanswerable, unconfutable, undeniable, unimpeachable, unmistakable, unquestionable, unrefutable, verifiable, visible