Adage vs Euphemism - What's the difference?
adage | euphemism |
An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use
An old saying, which has been overused or considered a ; a trite maxim
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase it replaces.
(countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.
As nouns the difference between adage and euphemism
is that adage is an old saying, which has obtained credit by long use while euphemism is (uncountable) the use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase it replaces.adage
English
(wikipedia adage)Noun
(en noun)- “Like the poor cat i’ th’ adage ” (Lady MacBeth)
