Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Adage
Ad′age
,Noun.
[F.
adage
, fr. L. adagium
; ad
+ the root of L. aio
I say.] An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb.
Letting “I dare not” wait upon “I would,”
Like the poor cat i’ the
Like the poor cat i’ the
adage
. Shakespeare
Syn. – Axiom; maxim; aphorism; proverb; saying; saw; apothegm. See
Axiom
. Webster 1828 Edition
Adage
AD'AGE
,Noun.
A proverb; an old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a wise observation handed down from antiquity.
Definition 2024
adage
adage
English
Noun
adage (plural adages)
- An old saying which has obtained credit by long use
- An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim
- “Like the poor cat i’ th’ adage” (Lady MacBeth)
Synonyms
- proverb, colloquialism, apophthegm
- See also Wikisaurus:saying
Translations
old saying
|
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin adagium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.daʒ/
Noun
adage m (plural adages)