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sage

1

[ seyj ]

noun

  1. a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.

    Synonyms: philosopher

    Antonyms: fool

  2. someone venerated for the possession of wisdom, judgment, and experience.


adjective

sager, sagest.
  1. wise, judicious, or prudent:

    sage advice.

    Synonyms: sagacious

sage

2

[ seyj ]

noun

  1. any plant or shrub belonging to the genus Salvia, of the mint family.
  2. an herb, Salvia officinalis, whose grayish-green leaves are used medicinally and in cooking.
  3. the leaves of the medicinal and culinary herb Salvia officinalis.

Sage

3

[ seyj ]

noun

  1. Russell, 1816–1906, U.S. financier.

sage

1

/ seɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a man revered for his profound wisdom
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. profoundly wise or prudent
  2. obsolete.
    solemn
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sage

2

/ seɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a perennial Mediterranean plant, Salvia officinalis, having grey-green leaves and purple, blue, or white flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
  2. the leaves of this plant, used in cooking for flavouring
  3. short for sagebrush
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈsageness, noun
  • ˈsagely, adverb
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Other Words From

  • sage·ly adverb adjective
  • sage·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sage1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin sapius (unattested), from Latin sap(ere) “to taste, have taste, smell, smell of; to have sense, discern, know, be wise” + -idus; sapient, -id 4

Origin of sage2

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English sa ( u ) ge, from Middle French sau ( l ) ge, from Latin salvia, derivative of salvus safe (so named from its supposed healing powers)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sage1

C13: from Old French, from Latin sapere to be sensible; see sapient

Origin of sage2

C14: from Old French saulge, from Latin salvia, from salvus safe, in good health (from the curative properties attributed to the plant)
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Example Sentences

For dinner, the jail served a holiday feast complete with candy, salad, fruit, mashed potatoes and gravy, gelatin — or “gelatine,” as it was spelled in The Times — and even roast veal with sage dressing.

She can be found at @sage_the_writer on Instagram and on LinkedIn.

Outside linebacker Michael Hoecht, the sage veteran of the group, started and finished at a Football Championship Subdivision school.

They bought his act as a shaggy sage in shorts and T-shirts, believed his claim that FTX was an almost uniquely “honest” crypto exchange and accepted his donations or invested their own, no questions asked.

Forty years after they began the task – and nearly four hundred years after receiving their first commission – sages in Paris have finally produced a new edition of the definitive French dictionary.

From BBC

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