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Adage vs Truism - What's the difference?

adage | truism |

As nouns the difference between adage and truism

is that adage is an old saying, which has obtained credit by long use while truism is a self-evident or obvious truth.

adage

English

(wikipedia adage)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use
  • An old saying, which has been overused or considered a ; a trite maxim
    • “Like the poor cat i’ th’ adage ” (Lady MacBeth)

    Synonyms

    * proverb, colloquialism, apophthegm * See also

    truism

    English

    (wikipedia truism)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A self-evident or obvious truth.
  • A banality or .

    • Synonyms

    * See also