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sage

sage

1 7.4
Showing deep wisdom often from age and experience
  • adjective
  • /seɪdʒ/
translation icon : sabio
  • I was hoping you could offer some sage advice.
  • sage advice
  • very sage

If you can put on your wise sage hat.

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Examples

  • It's based on scientific advice, sage guidance and lessons learned.

  • The mentor's sage words guided the students through their difficult decisions.

  • I think a lot of your advice is both practical and sage.

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  • And John said in his very sage and provocative way, bet on good people doing good things.

  • Well, if you have a hurt brain and you need some medicine for that hurt, we've got some sage advice.

  • Thank, thank you to our panelists for offering such very sage analysis and and insights.

  • I'd just like to say that your guest today is giving some really good sage advice and, and I've enjoyed it.

  • And I thank you Melissa Leong for your incredible, wise, wonderful, sage, useful advice.

  • Grandma always shares her sage advice with us, helping us make better choices.

  • His sage insights on life come from years of experience and thoughtful reflection.

Synonyms

wise
vssage
758 2.1

Showing good judgment from experience

has deeper, older-rooted wisdom developed over long experience
venerable
vssage
  • Formal
29 7.5

Worthy of deep respect because of old age or good character

is about deep wisdom from age and experience rather than respect

Antonyms

505 1.3

Not showing good sense and making unwise choices

312 4.1

Not experienced and too ready to trust others

Compounds

6 4.2

Helpful and careful words that show good sense

1 8.6

A large North American bird that lives in sagebrush and shows a mating dance

1 2.8

A hot drink you make by putting sage leaves in hot water

1 3.5

A soft greyish green like the leaves of a garden herb

1 8.6

A large brown bird that lives in dry areas with low sage bushes in North America

6.1

A plant with blue flowers that smells pleasant and grows in North America

8.4

A bush with a strong smell that grows in southern California and Mexico and is used as medicine

A low shrub with grey, silvery leaves that grows on dry coastal hills in California

A plant with silvery leaves and purple flowers that grows in California

A plant with a strong, pleasant smell used to make oil for perfume and flavor

A small bush with strong-smelling grey-green leaves used to flavor food

mealy sage
  • Specialized
9.5

A small plant with spikes of bright blue flowers and gray-green leaves

8.3

A low, many-branched plant with silvery leaves that shelters wildlife

4.2

A soft gray-green color used for calm home or clothing styles

A low spreading bush with many purple or yellow flowers used in gardens

6.8

A small plant with silver leaves and groups of purple flowers

A grey-green color like sage leaves

8.8

A teacher who talks most of the time and does not let students speak

9.5

A North American shrub with long narrow light gray or white leaves

pitcher sage
  • Specialized
9.5

A California plant with woolly stems and large white flowers

pitcher sage
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall California plant that lives many years with fragrant leaves and pale blue or violet flowers

8.0

A plant that lives for many years with soft white leaves and grows in the US Southwest

8.8

A small bush with silver leaves that grows on dry grasslands

8.1

A low shrub with many branches and pale grey leaves that gives shelter and food to wild animals

9.9

A plant with blue flowers and leaves like verbena

6.8

A plant with silvery white leaves that people often burn in rituals for healing

A pale gray green color that looks like silvery leaves

5.6

A wild-growing plant with blue flowers and strong-smelling leaves

7.6

A low woody plant with serrated leaves and cream to pink or purple flowers in spikes native to North America

8.2

A plant in the mint family with one-sided rows of yellow flowers in European woodlands

wormwood sage
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant with soft leaves and a strong smell that lives for many years and has small brownish flowers

How Wise

sage
1 7.4
sagacious
  • Formal
2 8.6
wise
758 2.1
sensible
201 2.7
thoughtful
68 2.6

Surface Forms

sage positive
sager comparative
sagest superlative

Etymology

Sage (wise) comes from the same Latin root sapere meaning 'to know', so a sage remark is one that shows careful, deep knowledge or advice.