Definitions for sageseɪdʒ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sageseɪdʒ(n.; adj.)sag•er, sag•est.
(n.)a profoundly wise person, esp. one famed for wisdom.
an experienced person respected for sound judgment.
(adj.)wise, judicious, or prudent:
sage advice.
Origin of sage:
1250–1300; ME (n. and adj.) < OF 蠐 LL sapidus wise, tasteful (L: tasty) =sap(ere) to know, be wise, orig. to taste (cf. sapient ) +-idus -id4
sage′ness(n.)
sageseɪdʒ(n.)
any plant or shrub belonging to the genus Salvia, of the mint family, esp. the herb S.officinalis, whose grayish green leaves are used in medicine and in cooking.
Category: Plants, Cooking
the leaves themselves.
Category: Plants
Origin of sage:
1275–1325; ME sa(u)ge < MF sau(l)ge < L salvia, der. of salvussafe
Princeton's WordNet
sage(noun)
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
sage(noun)
aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc
sage, salvia(adj)
any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
sage(adj)
having wisdom that comes with age and experience
sage, sage-green(adj)
of the grey-green color of sage leaves
Wiktionary
sage(Verb)
The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply
sage(Interjection)
Word used in the email field of imageboards to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software
Origin: From sauge, from Latin salvia, from salvus (healthy), see safe.
Webster Dictionary
Sage(noun)
a suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage
Sage(noun)
the sagebrush
Sage(u)
having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent; grave; sagacious
Sage(u)
proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the purpose
Sage(u)
grave; serious; solemn
Sage(noun)
a wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher
Translations for sage
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- wysAfrikaans
- حَكيم، عاقِلArabic
- мъдърBulgarian
- sagazPortuguese (BR)
- moudrýCzech
- weiseGerman
- visDanish
- σοφόςGreek
- sabio, juiciosoSpanish
- tarkEstonian
- خردمندFarsi
- viisasFinnish
- sageFrench
- חָכַם וְּמנוּסֶהHebrew
- पंडितHindi
- mudar, razboritCroatian
- bölcsHungarian
- bijaksanaIndonesian
- spakur, viturlegurIcelandic
- saggioItalian
- 賢いJapanese
- 현명한Korean
- išmintingasLithuanian
- gudrs; prātīgsLatvian
- bijaksanaMalay
- wijsDutch
- vis, klokNorwegian
- mądryPolish
- خردمندPersian
- عقلمنPashto
- sagazPortuguese
- înţeleptRomanian
- мудрыйRussian
- múdrySlovak
- moderSlovenian
- mudarSerbian
- vis, klokSwedish
- ฉลาดThai
- bilgeceTurkish
- 有智慧的Chinese (Trad.)
- мудрий, глибокодумнийUkrainian
- دانشمندانہUrdu
- già dặn, chín chắnVietnamese
- 贤明的，明智的Chinese (Simp.)
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