sage

B2 Topic:Food & Drink

US /seɪd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like sedge /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/

Freq #7923

Meanings

1

noun
A herb with grey-green leaves used to add flavor to food.

She added a little sage to the roast chicken.
2

noun
A very wise person, especially an older one respected for good judgment.

People came from far away to seek advice from the old sage.
3

adj
Wise, especially in a calm and thoughtful way.

He gave us some sage advice about saving money.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 adj · wise, especially in a calm... wise

More loremasteroracle philosopher savant

Opposites

fool

Word family

Forms sages

Derived forms sagebrushsagehensagelandsagelikesagelysagenesssagewoodsagewortsageysagyunsage

Related forms genius sagacious sagacity

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Phrases (1)

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purple sage
a Californian sage plant with silvery leaves and purple flowers

Adjective + noun

Etymology

* 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).

Topics

Food & Drink

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# sage

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /seɪd͡ʒ/
**Frequency rank:** 7923

## Meanings
1. A herb with grey-green leaves used to add flavor to food.
2. A very wise person, especially an older one respected for good judgment.
3. Wise, especially in a calm and thoughtful way.

## Examples
- She added a little sage to the roast chicken.
- People came from far away to seek advice from the old sage.
- He gave us some sage advice about saving money.

## Synonyms
- loremaster
- oracle
- philosopher
- savant

## Antonyms
- fool

## Derived Forms
- sagebrush
- sagehen
- sageland
- sagelike
- sagely
- sageness
- sagewood
- sagewort
- sagey
- sagy
- unsage

## Related Forms
- genius
- sagacious
- sagacity

## Etymology
* 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).

## AI Etymology
Sage * 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). Modern senses include a herb with grey-green leaves used to add flavor to food. and a very wise person, especially an older one respected for good judgment.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as sagebrush, sagehen, sageland, sagelike, sagely, and sageness and related forms such as genius, sagacious, and sagacity.

## Topics
- Food & Drink

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