sage

Meaning of sage

noun
  1. an aromatic plant whose greyish-green leaves are used as a culinary herb, native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean.
  2. either of two bushy North American plants with silvery-grey leaves.

Middle English: from Old French sauge, from Latin salvia ‘healing plant’, from salvus ‘safe’.

noun
  1. (especially in ancient history or legend) a profoundly wise man.
    the sayings of the numerous venerable sages
    I'm not much of a sage, I'm afraid
    I asked a sage on the news desk
adjective
  1. profoundly wise.
    they nodded in agreement with these sage remarks

Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French, from Latin sapere ‘be wise’.

Information about sage

Hyphenation of sage

sage

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • sage is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

sage synonyms

Meaning salvia:

salvia

Meaning a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline:

philosopher

Meaning a specialist in a particular branch of study, especially the humanities:

scholar

Meaning a person with highly developed intellectual powers, especially one whose profession involves intellectual activity:

thinker

Meaning a learned person, especially a distinguished scientist:

savant

Meaning a Hindu scholar learned in Sanskrit and Hindu philosophy and religion, typically also a practising priest:

pandit

Meaning a person with extensive or specialized knowledge about a subject; an expert:

authority

Meaning a person who is very knowledgeable about or skilful in a particular area:

expert

Meaning a Hindu spiritual teacher:

guru

Meaning a great Hindu sage or spiritual leader:

maharishi

Meaning (in South Asia) a revered person regarded with love and respect; a holy person or sage:

mahatma

Meaning people who are older than one:

elder

Meaning a person who teaches, especially in a school:

teacher

Meaning an experienced and trusted adviser:

mentor

Meaning having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgement:

wise

Meaning showing, requiring, or characterized by learning; scholarly:

learned

Meaning quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent:

clever

Meaning having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level:

intelligent

Meaning intelligent and well informed:

knowledgeable

Meaning done or chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit:

sensible

Meaning relating to the intellect:

intellectual

Meaning involving or relating to serious academic study:

scholarly

Meaning having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd:

sagacious

Meaning having or showing great knowledge or learning:

erudite

Meaning having or showing good judgement:

discerning

Meaning having, showing, or done with good judgement or sense:

judicious

Meaning having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters:

canny

Meaning able to make a way through or into something:

penetrating

Meaning having or showing sensitive insight:

perceptive

Meaning (of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree:

acute

Meaning having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage:

astute

Meaning having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute:

shrewd

Meaning acting with or showing care and thought for the future:

prudent

Meaning (of an action) seeming sensible and judicious in the circumstances:

politic

Meaning absorbed in or involving thought:

thoughtful

Meaning having or showing an accurate and deep understanding; perceptive:

insightful

Meaning having good insight or understanding; perceptive:

percipient

Meaning having a ready insight into and understanding of things:

perspicacious

Meaning relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence:

philosophical

Meaning (of a person or statement) having or showing great knowledge or insight:

profound

Meaning profound or penetrating in awareness or understanding:

deep

Meaning wise, or attempting to appear wise:

sapient

sage antonyms

Meaning a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person:

fool

Meaning lacking good sense or judgement; unwise:

foolish

Translation of sage

Anagrams of sage

Ages, ages, gaes, Sega

Words that rhyme with sage

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