Definition of MOTTO

motto

Meanings

Plural: mottoes, mottos

Noun

  • a favorite saying of a sect or political group
  • A personal slogan.
  • A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
  • A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.
  • A paper packet containing a sweetmeat, cracker, etc., together with a scrap of paper bearing a motto.

Verb

  • To compose mottos.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Italian motto (“a word, a saying”), from Latin muttum (“a mutter, a grunt”), late 16th c.. Doublet of mot.

Scrabble Score: 7

motto is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
motto is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
motto is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

motto is a valid Words With Friends word