sage

n.
One venerated for experience, judgment, and wisdom.

adj., sag·er, sag·est.

1. Having or exhibiting wisdom and calm judgment.
2. Proceeding from or marked by wisdom and calm judgment: sage advice.
3. Archaic. Serious; solemn.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *sapius, from Latin sapere, to be wise.]

sagely sage'ly adv.
sageness sage'ness n.

noun

A usually elderly person noted for wisdom, knowledge, and judgment: pundit, savant, scholar. See wise/foolish.

adjective

1. Possessing or showing sound judgment and keen perception: knowing, sagacious, sapient, wise¹. See wise/foolish.
2. Possessing, proceeding from, or exhibiting good judgment and prudence: balanced, commonsensible, commonsensical, judicious, levelheaded, prudent, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sane, sapient, sensible, sound², well-founded, well-grounded, wise¹. See reason/unreason, sane/insane.

adj

Definition: wise
Antonyms: foolish

n

Definition: wise person
Antonyms: fool

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IN BRIEF: A very wise person. Also: Any of various plants of the genus Salvia, especially S. officinalis, having aromatic grayish-green, opposite leaves.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage. — Publilius Syrus quotes (1st century B.C.), Roman author.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - salvie

2.
n. - vismand
adj. - vis, klog, forstandig

Nederlands (Dutch)
wijze, wijs(gerig), salie

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Bot) sauge

2.
n. - sage
adj. - sage

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - (Bot.) Salbei

2.
n. - Weiser
adj. - weise

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σοφός, (φυτολ.) αλιφασκιά, φασκομηλιά
adj. - συνετός, σώφρων

Italiano (Italian)
salvia, saggio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sábio (m), erudito (m), salva (f) (Bot.)
adj. - prudente, solene

Русский (Russian)
шалфей, мудрец, ученый муж, мудрый, глубокомысленный, имеющий ученый вид

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - salvia

2.
n. - sabio, cuerdo, sensato, hombre prudente
adj. - sabio, cuerdo, sensato, prudente, grave, solemne

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vis man, salvia
adj. - vis, klok, förståndig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 圣人, 贤人, 哲人, 德高望重的人, 贤明的, 明智的

2. 鼠尾草

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 鼠尾草

2.
n. - 聖人, 賢人, 哲人, 德高望重的人
adj. - 賢明的, 明智的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 세이지 (샐비어의 일종), 그 잎 (약용, 요리용)

2.
n. - 슬기로운 사람, 현인, 박식한 사람
adj. - 슬기로운, 근엄한, 경험이 많은

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 賢人, 哲人, 賢人ぶった人, ヤクヨウサルビア, サルビアの葉
adj. - 賢い, 賢人ぶった

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألحكيم (صفه) حكيم, عاقل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מרווה (סוג נענה)‬
n. - ‮חכם, מלומד‬
adj. - ‮עתיר-ניסיון, ירוק-אפור‬

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