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sage
1[ seyj ]
noun
- a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
Synonyms: philosopher
Antonyms: fool
- someone venerated for the possession of wisdom, judgment, and experience.
adjective
- wise, judicious, or prudent:
sage advice.
Synonyms: sagacious
sage
2[ seyj ]
noun
- any plant or shrub belonging to the genus Salvia, of the mint family.
- an herb, Salvia officinalis, whose grayish-green leaves are used medicinally and in cooking.
- the leaves of the medicinal and culinary herb Salvia officinalis.
Sage
3[ seyj ]
noun
- Russell, 1816–1906, U.S. financier.
sage
1/ seɪdʒ /
noun
- a man revered for his profound wisdom
adjective
- profoundly wise or prudent
- obsolete.solemn
sage
2/ seɪdʒ /
noun
- a perennial Mediterranean plant, Salvia officinalis, having grey-green leaves and purple, blue, or white flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- the leaves of this plant, used in cooking for flavouring
- short for sagebrush
Derived Forms
- ˈsageness, noun
- ˈsagely, adverb
Other Words From
- sage·ly adverb adjective
- sage·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of sage1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sage1
Origin of sage2
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.
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