ADAGE

proverb, adage, saw, byword

(noun) a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

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

Synonyms

• proverb, colloquialism, apophthegm

• See also saying

Anagrams

• Gadea

Source: Wiktionary

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Ad"age, n. Etym: [F. adage, fr. L. adagium; ad + the root of L. aio I say.]

Definition: 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 adage. Shak.

Syn.

– Axiom; maxim; aphorism; proverb; saying; saw; apothegm. See Axiom.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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