Link Centre Dictionary

sage

UK/seɪd͡ʒ/ US/ˈseɪdʒ/ fairly common
noun (3) adjective (2)

noun

1.

a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom

2.

aromatic fresh or dried gray-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc

3.

any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb

Synonyms

adjective

1.

having wisdom that comes with age and experience

Similar
2.

of the gray-green color of sage leaves

Synonyms
Similar

Origin

* As an English and French surname, from sage, a nickname for a wise person. The given name, in general use since the 1990s, is also associated with the sage plant. Compare Desage, Lesage. * As an Irish surname, variant of Savage. * As a German surname, from a placename derived from the noun sege (“sedge”) (see sedge).

Phrases

  • annual sage
  • autumn sage
  • ball sage (Salvia mellifera
  • bee sage
  • Bengal sage
  • Bethlehem sage)
  • black sage*
  • blue sage (Eranthemum pulchellum, Salvia spp

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

Parts

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.