sage meaning

UK /seɪdʒ/ US /seɪdʒ/ 1 syllable

sage (noun): a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom.

sage has 5 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and adjective.

sage as a noun

  1. a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom

    Type of: mentor

    Kinds: Hakham, mahatma, Balthazar, Caspar, Melchior

  2. aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc

    Type of: herb

    Kinds: clary sage

  3. any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb

    Synonyms: salvia

    Type of: herb

    Kinds: blue sage, clary sage, purple sage, cancerweed, common sage, meadow clary, clary, pitcher sage, Mexican mint, wild sage

sage as an adjective

  1. having wisdom that comes with age and experience

    Similar: wise

  2. of the grey-green color of sage leaves

    Synonyms: sage-green

    Similar: chromatic

How to pronounce sage

sage is pronounced /seɪdʒ/ in British English and /seɪdʒ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with sage

Scrabble score: 5 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SA · words ending in GE · 4-letter words

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