adage

Meaning

  1. An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
  2. An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.

Synonyms

proverb
C2
maxim
C2
saying
A1
aphorism
saw
A1
🪚
dictum
motto
C1

epigram

byword
precept
idiom
43k
expression
B2
axiom
gnome
C2
sentence
B2
formula
C1
parable
34k
phrase
C1
praises
C2
fable
26k
epigraph
apothegm
adjudication
byspel
story
A1
tale
B2
verdict
C1

common saying

apophthegm

old saying

moral
B2
Translations

Sprichwort
proverbe
refrán
proverbio
proverbio
adagio
spreekwoord
adagio
proverbi
adagium
adage

adagi

provérbio
dicho
Frequency

39k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæ.dɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French adage, from Latin adā̆gium.

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