Serious vs Sage - What's the difference?
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Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn.
Important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play; needing great attention; critical.
Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving; meaningful.
Wise.
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(obsolete) grave; serious; solemn
* Milton
A wise person or spiritual teacher; a man or woman of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.
* 1748 , (David Hume), Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral , London: Oxford University Press (1973), ยง 34:
The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
(Internet slang) The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply
Sage is a synonym of serious.
As adjectives the difference between serious and sage
is that serious is without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn while sage is wise.As a noun sage is
a wise person or spiritual teacher; a man or woman of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.As an interjection sage is
Word used in the email field of to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software.As a verb sage is
the act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an when posting a reply.serious
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Adjective
(en-adj)- It was a surprise to see the captain, who had always seemed so serious , laugh so heartily.
- This is a serious problem. We'll need our best experts.
- After all these years, we're finally getting serious attention.
Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* trifling, unimportant * (intending what is said) jestingDerived terms
* srs (abbreviation) * dead serious * seriously * seriousness * serious-minded * serious-mindedly * serious-mindednessExternal links
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) sage (11th century), from . The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece .Adjective
(er)- All you sage counsellors, hence!
- commanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of sage advice, counselled the general to retreat
- [Great bards] in sage and solemn tunes have sung.
Synonyms
* sagaciousNoun
(en noun)- We aspire to the magnanimous firmness of the philosophic sage .
