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Definition of Adage
1. Noun. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
Generic synonyms: Expression, Locution, Saying
Derivative terms: Proverbial
Definition of Adage
1. n. An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb.
Definition of Adage
1. Noun. An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use. ¹
2. Noun. An old saying, which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Adage
1. a traditional saying expressing a common observation [n -S] : ADAGIAL [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adage
Literary usage of Adage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"old adage ind on all levels of writing except the stodgiest. Unless you are taking
freshman English, you can use it freely. old adage We find the expression ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"This adage, with the ... change of harrow to harve, is a common adage in East
Cornwall. .... adage ..."
3. Marion Fay: A Novel by Anthony Trollope (1882)
"LIKE THE POOR CAT l' THE adage. WISHING will do nothing. ... "Letting I dare not
wait upon I would, Like the poor cat i' the adage," never can produce ..."
4. A Whimsey Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1906)
"OLD adage EARLY to bed and early to rise— Makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
... FRENCH adage Anonymous. LEVER a cinq, diner a neuf, Souper a cinq, ..."
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