Proverb

Quick meaning: Proverb is a noun meaning A commonly used sentence expressing popular wisdom.

Meaning

A commonly used sentence expressing popular wisdom.

More Meanings

1. To write or utter proverbs.
2. To name in, or as, a proverb.
3. To provide with a proverb.
4. (obsolete) Any commonly used turn of phrase expressing a metaphor, simile, or descriptive epithet.
5. (obsolete) A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
6. (obsolete) A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
7. (obsolete) A drama exemplifying a proverb.

Example Sentences

I am proverbed with a grandsire phrase.

Thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a by word, among all nations.

His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.

Near-synonyms: aphorism, maxim, adage, saw, saying, apothegm, byword, paroemia, sententia (Latin)

Word Forms

• proverbs
• proverbing
• proverbed

Synonyms for proverb

Depending on context, synonyms include aphorism, maxim, adage, saw, saying, apothegm.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include byword, adage, saw, saying, expression, maxim.

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