ALL meanings of principle
prin·ci·ple
P p - noun principle basic rule 1
- noun principle moral tenet 1
- noun principle personal rule 1
- noun principle science: natural law 1
- noun principle method 1
- noun principle an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles. 1
- noun principle a fundamental, primary, or general law or truth from which others are derived: the principles of modern physics. 1
- noun principle a fundamental doctrine or tenet; a distinctive ruling opinion: the principles of the Stoics. 1
- noun principle principles, a personal or specific basis of conduct or management: to adhere to one's principles; a kindergarten run on modern principles. 1
- noun principle guiding sense of the requirements and obligations of right conduct: a person of principle. 1
- noun principle an adopted rule or method for application in action: a working principle for general use. 1
- noun principle a rule or law exemplified in natural phenomena, the construction or operation of a machine, the working of a system, or the like: the principle of capillary attraction. 1
- noun principle the method of formation, operation, or procedure exhibited in a given case: a community organized on the patriarchal principle. 1
- noun principle a determining characteristic of something; essential quality. 1
- noun principle an originating or actuating agency or force: growth is the principle of life. 1
- noun principle an actuating agency in the mind or character, as an instinct, faculty, or natural tendency: the principles of human behavior. 1
- noun principle Chemistry. a constituent of a substance, especially one giving to it some distinctive quality or effect. 1
- noun principle Obsolete. beginning or commencement. 1
- idioms principle in principle, in essence or substance; fundamentally: to accept a plan in principle. 1
- idioms principle on principle, according to personal rules for right conduct; as a matter of moral principle: He refused on principle to agree to the terms of the treaty. according to a fixed rule, method, or practice: He drank hot milk every night on principle. 1
- variable noun principle A principle is a general belief that you have about the way you should behave, which influences your behaviour. 0
- countable noun principle The principles of a particular theory or philosophy are its basic rules or laws. 0
- countable noun principle Scientific principles are general scientific laws which explain how something happens or works. 0
- noun principle a standard or rule of personal conduct 0
- noun principle a set of such moral rules 0
- noun principle adherence to such a moral code; morality 0
- noun principle a fundamental or general truth or law 0
- noun principle the essence of something 0
- noun principle a source or fundamental cause; origin 0
- noun principle a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the behaviour of a system 0
- noun principle an underlying or guiding theory or belief 0
- noun principle a constituent of a substance that gives the substance its characteristics and behaviour 0
- noun principle the ultimate source, origin, or cause of something 0
- noun principle a natural or original tendency, faculty, or endowment 0
- noun principle a fundamental truth, law, doctrine, or motivating force, upon which others are based 0
- noun principle a rule of conduct, esp. of right conduct 0
- noun principle such rules collectively 0
- noun principle adherence to them; integrity; uprightness 0
- noun principle an essential element, constituent, or quality, esp. one that produces a specific effect 0
- noun principle the scientific law that explains a natural action 0
- noun principle the method of a thing's operation 0