sage
/seɪd͡ʒ/ adjective, noun, interjection, verb, proper noun
Forms sager sagest sages saging saged
- adjective Wise.
- adjective (obsolete) Grave; serious; solemn.
- noun A very wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.
- noun The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
- noun Any plant in the genus Salvia.
- noun Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic.
- interjection (4chan slang, Internet slang) 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. “sage in all fields”
- verb (4chan slang, Internet slang) The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply. “Reminder to sage and report.”
- proper noun A surname transferred from the nickname.
- proper noun A male given name from English.
- proper noun A female given name from English.
- proper noun (Wicca) One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca, representing a man, older than a middle-aged Father and boyish Master
- proper noun A neighbourhood along Trout Lake Road, city of North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
- proper noun An unincorporated community in Izard County, Arkansas, United States.
- proper noun A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.
- proper noun An unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas, United States.
Synonyms
wise serious loremaster oracle philosopher savant salvia sage-green
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English sage, from Old French sage (11th century), from Vulgar Latin *sapium, from Latin sapere (“to taste, to discern, to be wise”).
The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece.
From Middle English sauge, from Middle French sauge, from Old French salje, from Latin salvia, from salvus (“healthy”), see safe. Doublet of salvia.
Borrowed from Japanese sage (sage), from 下げる (sageru, “to lower”). From 2channel.
* 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).
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent; grave; sagacious.
- adjective Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the purpose.
- 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.
Etymology [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See Safe.]
Etymology [F., fr. L. sapius (only in nesapius unwise, foolish), fr. sapere to be wise; perhaps akin to E. sap. Cf. Savor, Sapient, Insipid.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “sage”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details