adage[noun]Synonyms: saying, byword, proverb, saw, word
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ad‧age /ˈædɪdʒ/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: Latin adagium]
a well-known phrase that says something wise about human experience
Synonym : proverb:
the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲