sage

Part of Speech 1. an herb, salvia //officinalis,// whose grayish-green leaves are used in medicine and for seasoning in cookery.

2.(Noun) the leaves themselves.

3.(Noun) a profoundly wise person

4.(Noun) a person famed for wisdom

5.(Adj.) someone venerated for the possession of wisdom, judgment, and experience

6. (Adj.) wise, judicious, or prudent

7.(Noun) any plant or shrub

Other forms: sagely adverb, sageness noun, sage brush, sager, sagest

Typical references : sage advice, sage plant, the therapist was sage, sage brush, sage seed

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Antonyms: fool, dumb, un-caring, dumbo, knuckle-head, rash, careless

Synonyms: sagacious, careful, mentor, clever, cunning, sharp, cagey, wary, prudent

Phrase: Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage. Images:

<- Our Wise teacher! They are wise.

Sage

I chose this photo of Albert Einstein because he was a very wise or sage.

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