Adage

What do we mean by adage?

A saying that sets forth a general truth and that has gained credit through long use. synonym: saying. noun

A pithy saying in current use; a brief familiar proverb; an expression of popular wisdom, generally figurative, in a single phrase or sentence, and of remote origin. noun

Synonyms Aphorism, Axiom, Maxim, etc. See aphorism. noun

An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb. noun

An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use. noun

An old saying, which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim. noun

A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people noun

An old saying which has obtained credit by long use

An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim

Words that are spelled similarly to adage:
adage, amage, adige, adge, addage, aage, dage, apage, adame, adare, adag, agage, adale.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word adage:
proverb, coda, pitching, applies, ads, beats, hitting, wise, phrase, variation, hear, tigers, com, true, you, shall, gets, attributed, impossible, wrong, good, dancing, meaning, goes, worth, your, concerning, absence, agency, evil, marketing, poem, tell, nothing, cited, want, grow, everything, sell, praised, fast, write, always, holds, know, poor, bad, stands, hope, things, enemy, getting, never.

Words that rhyme with adage:
madej.

Adjectives that are often used to describe adage:
old, ancient, popular, common, familiar, known, famous, latin, homely, french, chinese, wise, english, biblical, roman, vulgar, worn, favorite, greek, trite, italian, favourite, spanish, scholastic, honored, african, classic, repeated, venerable, wellknown, hoary, talmudic, cynical, sanskrit, yoruba, medieval, feminist, rabbinic, celebrated, confucian, arab, proverbial, igbo, scriptural, oldest, hackneyed, timeless, persian, honoured, timeworn, oriental, quaint, horatian, socratic, tired, arabic.

Consonant match to adage:
adige.

Words that sound like adage:
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